Mark Cuban:"I know how I'm going to vote, but I'm not ready to comment on it."

[Supa]

what did cris carter say about Cuban?

CC said he'd rather be called the N word than have someone cross the street on him. At least he'd know who the bigot was.

 

[MustafaSTL]

you know what my honest opinion on the shyt is? dude didnt wana get clowned by his friends bein like "yea those black dudes your girl rolls with are definitely hittin that" i.e. dont bring them to games, or whatever he said

but what exactly is the legal recourse for not liking black people? we aren't talkin hiring practices or any of that shyt. he just expressed his prejudiced opinion in a private convo

like i said, how can you justify an arbitrary fine like 2.5 million dollars? for what?

my only point is that this should be more of a court of public opinion thing, more than legality. and btw im not defending that jew either, i dont give a fukk if he loses his team or not

The NBA Constitution gives the commissioner the authority to fine an owner the maximum of $2.5 million. That is not an arbitrary number for a maximum. It gives the commissioner the authority to also fine, suspend, and recommend removal as owner for conduct that is detrimental to the game of basketball. This is EXTREMELY broad language that gives the commissioner broad discretion to make these disciplinary moves. So yes, there is a legal basis for how he could enforce such penalties as is the case here.

 

[The Nigerian]

Just wearing a hoody makes you a thug now?

You could be the twice duly elected President of the United States wearing a tailored suit with an American flag pin in the lapel and you'd still be a "thug."

They wrote a book about it:

There's been raps about it (1:51):




There's an old joke about it:

Q: What do you call a Black man with a PhD

A: ...you probably know the rest. It's an old joke.

Marc Cuban just admitted that he's a racist that sympathizes with what his buddy Sterling said and lots of people are cosigning it. You are seeing blatant racism being passed off as acceptable... even admirable.

 

[Kang Deezy]

Typical Ignorant Coli Response on here;

CUBAN SAID THAT!?

fukk THAT CAC!!!

 

[Roadie pipeher]

how did one kid turn into a group? lol.

you see who he is riding? for? a false equivocating moron...why wouldn't he hyperbole shyt?

 

[jilla82]

SMH. I don't know what you read breh but his message is pretty clear:

We all have prejudice. And instead of throwing stones and being a hypocrite because he knows he is not perfect himself, he finds other solutions to fight against bigotry.

What people are arguing about here is his example of why he is prejudice and the stereotype that he used. If that's all people are getting from the entirety of what he said, then that doesn't really surprise me.

Critical thinking has gone out the fukking door in this country

this is nothing but the Rev Wright debacle in reverse.
Context means nothing anymore.

 

[jilla82]

you see who he is riding? for? a false equivocating moron...why wouldn't he hyperbole shyt?

it doesnt matter how many dudes there are....1 nikka in a hoodie late at night...most people are going to be weary of that.
Thats your problem if you cant admit to it.

 

[mrken12]

no they wont...I have plenty of hoodies, and I dont catch flack.

 

[mrken12]

no...because I dont look like a Chief Keef clone.

You don't have to. Didn't you learn anything from the Trayvon Martin situation?

 

[Easy-E]

discrimination and racist thoughts are two different things.

So tell me this;

Would you be okay with a teacher, saying the same things as Sterling, teaching an all black class?

You honestly believe there's no way he mistreats the students due to his bias?

Yea, they're two different things because; racist thoughts fuels discrimination.

That statement makes no sense.

This is a very important point that you're incorrect on, because "cannot discriminate" does NOT mean you can't make racist comments. It is NOT illegal for a team owner to be a racist. It means you can't discriminate. You can't hire one guy over another based on skin color. You can't turn a guy down for a job based on his skin color. You can't refuse to serve someone based on their skin color. Sterling did not DISCRIMINATE, even though he was racist on those tapes. Huge, huge difference when we're talking about the black letter law, even if it seems like a trivial thing. The tiny details matter when it comes to the law. The law does not punish people for their beliefs and thoughts, it punishes them for their manifested actions.

What Sterling did to Elgin Baylor - that was discrimination. His housing policies - that's discrimination. But simply being a racist owner is not discriminating, and the Baylor situation and his housing policies is not what he's being forced out for now, even though the NBA is trying to save face and cover itself legally by lumping all of his past actions together. Anyone with a brain can see that they're reacting first and foremost to those tapes. That's what I assume Cuban meant by saying "There's no law against stupid." Cuban's a smart guy, but he picked the wrong time to make a stance on principal.

You must have missed the whole he-settled-the-biggest-housing-discrimination-lawsuit-suit-EVER part of his history.

Poster need to stop arguing just to argue.

Not only do we have proof of him makin' racist comments, it's follow him DISCRIMINATING AT A HISTORCAL LEVEL.

Donald Sterling to pay $2.725 million to settle housing discrimination lawsuit [Updated] | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

The settlement, which must be approved by U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer, is the largest ever obtained by the Justice Department in a housing discrimination case involving apartment rentals, officials said.
If approved, the settlement would also resolve a pair of lawsuits by former tenants of Sterling who alleged they were discriminated against because of their race.

NO, don't argue the point with your feelings. This is documented proofed.

I'm insulted at ppl trying to save the sanctity of a billionaire, when he's has a history of racism--A HISTORY.

Breh, stop it...

 

[jilla82]

You don't have to. Didn't you learn anything from the Trayvon Martin situation?

one idiot doesnt make for the whole group.
A white person can easily say the same thing.

 

[MVike28]

it doesnt matter how many dudes there are....1 nikka in a hoodie late at night...most people are going to be weary of that.
Thats your problem if you cant admit to it.

yet you're the one who said you got plenty hoodies and never encountered that problem

which is it fukk nikka?

This guy

 

[mrken12]

Exactly. Yall gonna pretend like you never got on a plan, saw a Muslim, and automatically had a negative thought?

Actually I haven't.

 

[Lakers Offseason]

What solutions did he offer?

Sterling knew he was being recorded and he didn't care. How do you know, Sterling hasn't systematically try to keep black people out of basketball games?

Does he not know (I assume he does) that Sterling has discrimination cases pending against him. I will assume you do know Sterling has discrimination cases pending against him and you are okay with it.

Are you okay with someone looking at you and then crossing the street? I'll assume you are. Society is about change, enlightenment, and evolution. Albeit slow but changing, by saying you essentially discriminate against people that don't follow a strict set of what is acceptable, means you open up a can of worms. I guess you were okay with someone following, harassing and assaulting a teenage child with no legal recourse. This bothers me because Cuban is one of the most power men in Dallas, a city that his a pretty recent history of segregation (systematic racism in Uptown night scene) especially against black people. Attitudes like he has, simmer down and do effect decisions of people, especially the powerful.

Here's the problem:

I'm interpreting what Cuban said.

You're picking and criticizing one sentence Cuban said in that entire interview, missing his whole point, projecting your own beliefs to a situation that might occur to me, and lastly telling me your fairy tale idea of what society should be.

 

[BillBanneker]

Mark Cuban goes 'full Mark Cuban' on Nashville crowd

Dude really used the "black guy in a hoodie" analogy