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Roger Mason
Position: None
Born: 09/10/80
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:199 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Born: 09/10/80
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:199 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Mason, who last month accused Kwatinetz of calling the league’s players “rich n—-rs,” adds in the suit that Kwatinetz’s insensitivity “is evidenced by his repeated discussions with company employees of his relationship with Steve Bannon and his defense of Bannon’s character.”
Mason, an 11-year NBA veteran who says he recruited big-name players to Big3, including Allen Iverson and Charles Oakley, blames his ouster on “a phony ‘independent investigation’ ” into alleged conflicts of interest with league investors — “a sham effort to make Mason a scapegoat for issues at the company caused by Kwatinetz,” according to the suit filed in Delaware Chancery Court.
BIG3 says Mason has a personal relationship with the investors — that he may have taken gifts from them — and he essentially chose siding with his friends over effectively doing his job as commish. In fact, after BIG3 sued the investors, Mason commented on an Instagram photo featuring him with the two men saying, “#family.”
Roger Mason’s out, Ice Cube is in … with the rap legend replacing the ex-NBA star as the Commish of the BIG3 basketball league after allegations of some seriously shady conduct. TMZ Sports has obtained a letter the BIG3 sent to players, coaches and staff explaining the move: “We are writing to inform you of the decision by the BIG3 to terminate the employment of Roger Mason Jr. for cause under the terms of his employment agreement with the league.” The letter details a corruption investigation involving Mason and his ties to two Qatari investors who allegedly stiffed the league out of millions of dollars … investors that Mason brought to the league in the first place.
