Last week, Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban said that if Colin Kaepernick had been an NBA player instead of an NFL player, the league would have encouraged his protest. Now, at least two players have come out and said that they agree with Cuban.
During an interview last week, Cuban said that Kaepernick’s particular brand of protest would be no big deal in the NBA because the league has no “politician litmus test” for its players.
Cuban said, “I don’t know what his status is in the NFL…I’d like to think we encourage our players to exercise their constitutional rights.”
After Cuban’s interview, NBC reported that several NBA players jumped to their social media accounts to agree with the outspoken and often controversial Mavericks owner.
Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal retweeted a story about Cuban’s comments calling it “Facts:”
Facts https://t.co/XQARe4PcWx
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) August 5, 2017
Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley also jumped into the mix with several tweets on the topic:
That's 💯 .. we have our sport owners like @mcuban speaking on the issue but No NFL owners 🏾♂️ https://t.co/zPV82vxZ7A
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) August 5, 2017
I agree!! cuz theres been 5-6 worst BUMS already signed before him https://t.co/zIFmLAMZuW
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) August 5, 2017
An NBA player would of been Fined.. we have to stand it's a rule in the NBA not in the NFL.. players were T-Shirts pre game to protest https://t.co/vvG7Gd5sqY
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) August 5, 2017
During the 2016 election, Mark Cuban opposed then-candidate Trump, and, as recently as May of this year, teased the idea of running for president himself in 2020. With the intention of taking “the idiot” Donald Trump out of the White House.
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