It’s a good old-fashioned showdown in Dallas between two of the city’s major league sports teams.

The Mavericks filed a lawsuit in the Texas Business Court this week against their American Airlines Center roommates, the Stars, leading the hockey team to countersue the NBA team, in a dispute that appears to stem from a breakdown in the relationship between the two clubs.

The Mavericks’ suit claims that the Stars are in breach of contract and alleges the NHL team is getting in the way of improvements to the shared arena. It also claims the Stars are “holding the American Airlines Center hostage.”

An exterior view of the arena with the banner images of Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen and Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen and Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving and Mavericks forward An

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