Mark Cuban says Draymond Green "owes the NBA an apology"
Green criticized the use of the term "owner" in sports
Mark Cuban said Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green "owes the NBA an apology" for criticizing the use of the term "owner" in sports.
Green made an Instagram post reacting to Houston Texans owner Bob McNair's controversial comment that the NFL "can't have inmates running the prison."
"For starters, let's stop using the word owner and maybe use the word Chairman," Green wrote. "To be owned by someone just sets a bad precedent to start. It sets the wrong tone. It gives one the wrong mindset."
Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks' owner, said McNair's comment, made during an NFL owners meeting regarding social issues, was "wrong, ridiculous." Cuban said it was up to each individual to decide whether to accept McNair's apology.
However, Cuban said he was also offended by the thinly veiled connotation of Green's comments about owners in professional sports.
"For him to try to turn it into something it's not is wrong," Cuban told ESPN. "He owes the NBA an apology. I think he does, because to try to create some connotation that owning equity in a company that you busted your ass for is the equivalent of ownership in terms of people, that's just wrong. That's just wrong in every which way."
Green made an Instagram post reacting to Houston Texans owner Bob McNair's controversial comment that the NFL "can't have inmates running the prison."
"For starters, let's stop using the word owner and maybe use the word Chairman," Green wrote. "To be owned by someone just sets a bad precedent to start. It sets the wrong tone. It gives one the wrong mindset."
Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks' owner, said McNair's comment, made during an NFL owners meeting regarding social issues, was "wrong, ridiculous." Cuban said it was up to each individual to decide whether to accept McNair's apology.
However, Cuban said he was also offended by the thinly veiled connotation of Green's comments about owners in professional sports.
"For him to try to turn it into something it's not is wrong," Cuban told ESPN. "He owes the NBA an apology. I think he does, because to try to create some connotation that owning equity in a company that you busted your ass for is the equivalent of ownership in terms of people, that's just wrong. That's just wrong in every which way."
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