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Basketball

BklnDem75

(2,918 posts) Wed Aug 6, 2014, 10:04 AM Aug 2014

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has long argued against NBA stars, including his team's own German legend Dirk Nowitzki, playing in FIBA tournaments and the Olympics. So it's not surprising that he's the loudest voice in the room on the topic in the wake of Paul George's terrible injury. As is so often the case, Cuban makes some good points that are ultimately lost amid a whole lot of bluster.

This time around, Cuban has chosen to focus on the financial aspect. A representative tweet:

https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=496086880170303488&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbnation.com%2Fnba%2F2014%2F8%2F5%2F5970585%2Fmark-cuban-fiba-world-cup-2014&tw_i=496086880170303488&tw_p=tweetembed

We'll assume a sic in that tweet, that Cuban meant "ask the people making money off us what they think." Cuban would have NBA owners and players ditch FIBA and the International Olympic Committee and collaborate to create "their own World Cup." Of course, that very tweet making the case for independence is totally hilarious in its construction.

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/8/5/5970585/mark-cuban-fiba-world-cup-2014