Two days after former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban argued on X that the NBA should actually embrace tanking, current Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Mat Ishbia used social media on Thursday to call out intentional losing and voice his confidence in league commissioner Adam Silver.

"This is ridiculous! Tanking is losing behavior done by losers," Ishbia wrote on X. "Purposely losing is something nobody should want to be associated with. Embarrassing for the league and for the organizations. And the talk about this as a 'strategy' is ridiculous.

"If you are a bad team, you get a good pick. That makes sense. But purposely shutting down players and purposely losing games is a disgrace and impacts the integrity of whole league.   

"This is much worse than any prop bet scandal. This is throwing games strategically. Horrible for fans that pay to watch and cheer on their team. And horrible for all the real teams that are competing for playoff spots.

"Awful behavior that Adam Silver and the NBA will need to stop with massive changes, and I have complete confidence that with his leadership, he will fix it. Those of us in a position of influence need to speak out… the only 'strategy' is doing right by fans, players and the NBA community."

This past Saturday, during All-Star Weekend, Silver conceded that the league's observed worse tanking behavior this season than it's seen in recent memory.

He also made it clear that he's considering "every possible remedy" to stop that behavior. Silver's open to changing the draft structure, and he didn't rule out taking away picks from tanking teams.

Last week, the NBA fined both the Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers six figures for "overt" tanking and, more specifically, for their nefarious roster management in recent games.

The NBA currently has seven teams with fewer than 20 wins. The Jazz and Pacers are among that bottom-dwelling group that's looking toward the future, including this year's draft, which most notably features four potential franchise needle movers: Kansas' Darryn Peterson, BYU's AJ Dybantsa, Duke's Cameron Boozer and UNC's Caleb Wilson.

The Suns, however, are in playoff contention. Ishbia's passionate post quote a Yahoo Sports story from Tom Haberstroh, who power ranked the tanking teams based on a five-factor system.

Despite hitting the reset button — moving away from Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal — Phoenix isn't tanking or even in rebuild mode. It's in seventh place in a crowded Western Conference table.

At 32-23, the Suns have maximized a roster full of players who have a chip on their shoulder.

Their performance and the organization's refreshing transition after carrying the highest payroll in league history last season give Ishbia's comments on Thursday more credibility.