Carter Selling Even More of Mavericks

Donald Carter, the Dallas Mavericks’ former majority owner, reportedly will sell most of his remaining stake to Fort Worth billionaire Richard Rainwater.

The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported the deal Friday.

The sale will occur as part of a $300-million real estate deal, the newspapers said.

The sale’s effect upon negotiations with the city for a new arena is unclear, but current majority owner Ross Perot Jr. acknowledged that the sale to Rainwater creates “many options” outside Dallas.

*

Portland Trail Blazer guard Isaiah Rider, who has had frequent run-ins with the law, had his trial for marijuana possession pushed back to May 22. . . . Boston forward Eric Williams, who sat out two games after becoming dizzy during practice, is expected to rejoin the Celtics for Sunday’s game against the Trail Blazers at Portland.

*

A federal jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, ordered the Miami Heat to pay $50,000 to a woman who claimed she was publicly humiliated by the team’s mascot during a 1994 exhibition game.

Yvonne Gil-Rebollo, who also claimed she was injured by the Heat’s mascot during the game, had sued for $1 million.