Story highlights Clinton and Cuban have attended a basketball game together in the past

Cuban has publicly talked about being Hillary Clinton's running mate

(CNN) Bill Clinton and businessman Mark Cuban had dinner in Los Angeles last weekend, per an aide, who said the meeting was with "a group of friends and interesting folks."

"The President regularly does small, casual gatherings in whichever city he travels to," the aide said. "That's what this was."

The aide added, "He and Cuban know each other well. So, definitely not unusual that Mark was there."

Clinton and Cuban have attended a basketball game together in the past and the Dallas Mavericks owner had spoken to Clinton's Presidential Leadership Scholars.

The New York Times first reported the meeting.

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