DOGE was up 1.35% in intraday trading at press time. For the week, the meme coin traded 36.85% higher. Since 2021 began, the Shiba Inu-themed cryptocurrency has soared over 4700%. Shark Tank host and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban tweeted late Thursday that the basketball team would organize a summer merchandise sale, and there will be special pricing for those who pay with DOGE. The Mavericks began accepting DOGE in March for both tickets and merchandise. At the time, Cuban had said the team would accept DOGE for “one very important, earth-shattering reason because we can!” DOGE co-creator Billy Markus and Greg are on board with the announcement.