I think it was Mark Cuban that foreshadowed what’s likely coming down the pike.
Say an owner supports a Christian charity or a Republican candidate and the NBA takes umbrage—That owner can expect to be pilloried and be stripped of his team, using the Sterling affair as a model.
I don’t care one whit about the NBA, but I do care that a man’s comments, made in private, are being used to rob him of his property. This should concern everyone.
It’s not a crime, at least not yet, to be an idiot and a boor. I say fight on Mr. Sterling.
“...but I do care that a man’s comments, made in private, are being used to rob him of his property. This should concern everyone.”
Seems like it is a slippery slope. But what is the recourse for a company who loses business because of something that was said in private by one of its franchised owners to an open mistress lizard person and then made public?
“I don’t want to see you in public eating 80% of the food we sell.” What would a fast food company do?
“I don’t want to see you in public driving 80% of the cars we sell.” What would a car company do?
What if a competitor starts using it in a an ad campaign? And cars and food can’t get offended and threaten to go on strike. I don’t know, does the parent company have any recourse?
Freegards
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire, (Attributed); originated in “The Friends of Voltaire”, 1906, by S. G. ...
This was an expression of Voltaire’s attitude. I guess it is passe now. How far this country has fallen!
Already in the crosshairs is the owner of the Orlando Magic. He doesn't enthusiastically endorse homosexual "marriage"...he, instead, sides with Moses, Jesus Christ, and the apostle Paul...as well as five thousand years of civilized society.