Now that’s suffering the basketball team, and we understand that because the basketball side didn’t have anything to do with the business side, and obviously there’s collateral damage that comes along with that. But when you are the owner, you’re not just the owner of the basketball side. You’re the owner of the business side as well. And I take no pleasure in saying that, because again, I got a lot of love for Mark Cuban. But we have to pay attention to what’s going on here.
In fairness and in full disclosure, I’ve spoken to the NBA office. Their mentality has been ‘Mark Cuban was forthcoming. Mark Cuban didn’t make any excuses. Mark Cuban was incredibly cooperative,’ and where they distinguish the difference between him and a Donald Sterling, former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, and a Jerry Richardson, former owner of the Carolina Panthers in the National Football League – their direct actions was what was offensive and ultimately something that had to be dealt with. Mark Cuban wasn’t the culprit here.”
