Uh Oh! Mark Cuban brings up Black Kid in a Hoodie reference! Talking about Sterling!

[akphidelt]

Wrong. This is a total non-story to the common sense people.

Wrong. This is a total story to the common sense community. That's why he was banned from the NBA for life, fined $2.5 million, and is about to lose his team. Kind of a big deal, lol.

[Darkside Magick]

It really a non story....all you had was mob mentality and the commish had to stop it inside his organization....everyday people could care less.

[jtoler]

Just like if you own a fast food franchise and then someone record you saying I would never that food it is garbage...corporate could take your franchise away because you are damaging the brand

Then one could find any and everything to boot someone. Could say Cuban is damaging the brand and making owners look bad over the years by how he's carried himself at the games. Just seems like a clear agenda to me, he wasnt selling his team, someone wants his team, more than likely its Magic, so theyre scheming to get it.

[Dirty Sanchez]

if i see a black man in a hoody late at night i'm taking off running!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you a black man?

[mcdonae101]

Sterling for president!!!!!!!

White power!!!!!!!

[akphidelt]

It really a non story....all you had was mob mentality and the commish had to stop it inside his organization....everyday people could care less.

Disagree completely, I think it was a hot topic for everyday people. It's been on the front page of almost every news site every time there is something new in the case. I just think you personally don't want it to be a big issue.

[akphidelt]

Then one could find any and everything to boot someone. Could say Cuban is damaging the brand and making owners look bad over the years by how he's carried himself at the games. Just seems like a clear agenda to me, he wasnt selling his team, someone wants his team, more than likely its Magic, so theyre scheming to get it.

Lmao, he made a pretty a good argument for his dismissal. This is conspiracy talk. Not real world talk.

[Darkside Magick]

Then one could find any and everything to boot someone. Could say Cuban is damaging the brand and making owners look bad over the years by how he's carried himself at the games. Just seems like a clear agenda to me, he wasnt selling his team, someone wants his team, more than likely its Magic, so theyre scheming to get it.

Basically its the movie Casino....nicky is sterling ...and when the bosses had enough of nicky..he got wacked.even though the bosses pacify him to run wild all over vegas.....now sterling getting whacked because the owners had enough even though the owners and stern pacify him

[jtoler]

Lmao, he made a pretty a good argument for his dismissal. This is conspiracy talk. Not real world talk.

Thing is for over 20 years Sterling has shown far worse egregious racial behavior, this is a technicality compared to his past. So when Magic becomes part owner of the team what will you say then?

[akphidelt]

Thing is for over 20 years Sterling has shown far worse egregious racial behavior, this is a technicality compared to his past. So when Magic becomes part owner of the team what will you say then?

I agree his past stuff is worse, but he settled and his actions had nothing to do with the NBA so it wasn't as big of a story. This audio with all the other evidence on him, plus his weird interview with Cooper is just too much. I don't think there is any conspiracy to it at all and Magic had nothing to do with it. Way too much risk to try something like that. He trusted the wrong hoochie and got caught. I seriously doubt Magic or his team will make any bid for the Clippers. But if he does, I still wouldn't think it was some conspiracy to get Sterling out. Sterling did this to himself, no one else to blame.

[Darkside Magick]

Disagree completely, I think it was a hot topic for everyday people. It's been on the front page of almost every news site every time there is something new in the case. I just think you personally don't want it to be a big issue.

I talk to people about this ...and for many it is a no issue...the common man world is different from the rich person world

[kfranz31]

I honestly don't get why any owner would even attempt to justify Donald Sterling's actions at this point. Just shut your mouth and you'll do fine. Now Mark Cuban says...

"I mean, we're all prejudiced in one way or another. If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it's late at night, I'm walking to the other side of the street."ow regardless of how truthful that statement is, because I'm pretty sure most of us would do the same... why in the world would he even mention that??

Hopefully the mainstream media doesn't pick it up. The Trayvon crowd will be out and about looking for blood!

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/...w-handles-them

you forgot to mention ther white guy with the tattoo he must be prejudiced against everyone but himself..the white people should be outraged also dont you think

[akphidelt]

you forgot to mention ther white guy with the tattoo he must be prejudiced against everyone but himself..the white people should be outraged also dont you think

This has nothing to do with Cuban being a racist. It has to do with the poor choice of words for a black kid in a hoodie after all the NBA players and a lot of the country supported Trayvon and his hoodie.

Just more about his choice of words, not about if he is racist or not.

[ChalkyDog]

His economic interest is not being taken away. He can still make a shit fortune by selling the team. It's not like he simply forfeits his interest. He's in a partnership. He signed a partnership agreement. If they follow the partnership rules in booting him then why should anyone including the govt thru the courts intrude on that. I see it just the opposite. He signed the damn contract. As an owner in the association he' gotta follow the rules or suffer the consequences.

Being forced to sell, no matter how much he has gained monetarily as a result, is still a forced relinquishment of an economic interest. They are essentially taking away, by force, his interest in potential future gains that he has a right to.

Now, if he wants to sell, hell yes. Point is that he doesn't and is being forced to. That shit is a serious issue, and it scares me that so many people look at this whole situation and quickly side with Silver as the "right" thing to do. Maybe it's a fear of being lumped in with Sterling as a racist.

This whole racial thing is supposed to be a non-issue by now. It's 2014, and people are more afraid to even have an honest conversation about it now than before.

[jtoler]

I agree his past stuff is worse, but he settled and his actions had nothing to do with the NBA so it wasn't as big of a story. This audio with all the other evidence on him, plus his weird interview with Cooper is just too much. I don't think there is any conspiracy to it at all and Magic had nothing to do with it. Way too much risk to try something like that. He trusted the wrong hoochie and got caught. I seriously doubt Magic or his team will make any bid for the Clippers. But if he does, I still wouldn't think it was some conspiracy to get Sterling out. Sterling did this to himself, no one else to blame.

Mark my words and bump this thread when it happens, Magic had a part in this and he will become part owner of the Clippers.

[akphidelt]

Mark my words and bump this thread when it happens, Magic had a part in this and he will become part owner of the Clippers.

Will do...

[stevenash]

I'm not new to the Internet.

I know the dude, he's OK.
He has opinions, and he sticks to his guns, like a pit bull.

DS, he's OK, an acquired taste, have to get used to him.

[akphidelt]

Being forced to sell, no matter how much he has gained monetarily as a result, is still a forced relinquishment of an economic interest. They are essentially taking away, by force, his interest in potential future gains that he has a right to.

Now, if he wants to sell, hell yes. Point is that he doesn't and is being forced to. That shit is a serious issue, and it scares me that so many people look at this whole situation and quickly side with Silver as the "right" thing to do. Maybe it's a fear of being lumped in with Sterling as a racist.

This whole racial thing is supposed to be a non-issue by now. It's 2014, and people are more afraid to even have an honest conversation about it now than before.

It's a business man. So if you were a part of a business with multiple partners, and one of those partners was caught making racist comments on Facebook or something and caused people to stop paying for your product you don't think you should be able to kick him out and protect the business?

[King Mayan]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you a black man?

Uncle Tom black.

[TheMoneyShot]

Cuban clearly defending Sterling's actions in an indirect way. Why would he just spit out stereotypical talk just for the hell of it otherwise? Cuban is the man. People too blind to understand.

[JMon]

Stfu already. Damn shit has already been covered.

[akphidelt]

I love this site already, lol. People can say whatever they want. You da man JMon!!

[mcdonae101]

Mark my words and bump this thread when it happens, Magic had a part in this and he will become part owner of the Clippers.

Totally agree, can't guarantee he will get them, but it's assured he will have a bid in it, to think otherwise is just idiotic

[akphidelt]

That came quick... Cuban apologizes to Martin family. I still can't understand why he chose those words, he has to be smarter than that.

P/1: In hindsight I should have used different examples. I didn't consider the Trayvon Martin family, and I apologize to them for that.

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/10971451/mark-cuban-dallas-mavericks-apologizes-trayvon-martin-family-defends-words

[tony_come]

A woman cannot rape a man

[akphidelt]

A woman cannot rape a man

With a strap on they can

[brooks85]

good job cuban, it's a known fact trayvon martin was the only black who ever wore a hoodie.

[Thor4140]

I honestly don't get why any owner would even attempt to justify Donald Sterling's actions at this point. Just shut your mouth and you'll do fine. Now Mark Cuban says...

"I mean, we're all prejudiced in one way or another. If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it's late at night, I'm walking to the other side of the street."

Now regardless of how truthful that statement is, because I'm pretty sure most of us would do the same... why in the world would he even mention that??

Hopefully the mainstream media doesn't pick it up. The Trayvon crowd will be out and about looking for blood!

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/...w-handles-them

Why would u even post this shit without posting the stuff he said about bald white guys with tattoos? U must be one of those guys that takes part of a sentence someone says and runs with it.

[convick]

Why would u even post this shit without posting the stuff he said about bald white guys with tattoos? U must be one of those guys that takes part of a sentence someone says and runs with it.

That part had nothing to do with the Trayvon Martin shit..

This has nothing to do with Cuban being a racist. It has to do with the poor choice of words for a black kid in a hoodie after all the NBA players and a lot of the country supported Trayvon and his hoodie.

Just more about his choice of words, not about if he is racist or not.

[Thor4140]

Cuban is saying this stuff cause he knows this new Jew commisioner doesn't have a leg to stand on pertaining to firing Sterling. How the hell do u fire a guy for being racist? You can't just dismiss a guy from his company for something he said unless it is his boardroom doing the dismissing. This guy Silver is in over his head with this dumb shit. Cuban will prolly vote for Sterling because he knows this is an awful legal nightmare.

[jjgold]

Sterling will win

Cuban said nothing wrong and he was 100% correct

[brooks85]

That part had nothing to do with the Trayvon Martin shit..

yeah no shit, because none of it had to do with trayvon martin.

[akphidelt]

Cuban is saying this stuff cause he knows this new Jew commisioner doesn't have a leg to stand on pertaining to firing Sterling. How the hell do u fire a guy for being racist? You can't just dismiss a guy from his company for something he said unless it is his boardroom doing the dismissing. This guy Silver is in over his head with this dumb shit. Cuban will prolly vote for Sterling because he knows this is an awful legal nightmare.

You obviously haven't read the NBA Constitution. He has a BIG leg to stand on. Sterling is done.

[akphidelt]

yeah no shit, because none of it had to do with trayvon martin.

I don't get why this is so complicated. Of course Cuban wasn't talking about Trayvon Martin, but the reference to a black kid in a hoodie will bring a lot of peoples thoughts towards the Trayvon Martin case. Which was apparent by his apology to the Trayvon Martin family. It's not like I'm just making this up, lol.

[convick]

yeah no shit, because none of it had to do with trayvon martin.

Thanks for stating the obvious. Im not the one that made the connection or said they were related, just pointing it out to thor.