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In this day and age, this country has really come a long way putting any type of bigotry behind us, regardless of who it's toward," Cuban told Inc. magazine. "We've come a long way and with that progress comes a price. We're a lot more vigilant and we're a lot less tolerant of different views, and it's not necessarily easy for everybody to adapt or evolve.

I mean, we're all prejudiced in one way or another. If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it's late at night, I'm walking to the other side of the street. And if on that side of the street, there's a guy that has tattoos all over his face -- white guy, bald head, tattoos everywhere -- I'm walking back to the other side of the street. And the list goes on of stereotypes that we all live up to and are fearful of. So in my businesses, I try not to be hypocritical. I know that I'm not perfect. I know that I live in a glass house, and it's not appropriate for me to throw stones.

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I saw some of this on the ESPN website. It is silly as hell. Cuban was right and so was Smith. Everyone has some prejudices. The better ones of us are aware of it and don't let those prejudices rule us.

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I saw some of this on the ESPN website. It is silly as hell. Cuban was right and so was Smith. Everyone has some prejudices. The better ones of us are aware of it and don't let those prejudices rule us.

Why did Mark Cuban feel it necessary to apologize to Trayvon Martin's family then?

Furthermore, I think you missed the point: Cuban was offering an excuse for Donald Sterling. Cuban did not say the "better ones of us . . . don't let those prejudices rule us." The point is we are ruled by our prejudices but it is politically incorrect to expose them.

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I saw some of this on the ESPN website. It is silly as hell. Cuban was right and so was Smith. Everyone has some prejudices. The better ones of us are aware of it and don't let those prejudices rule us.

Why did Mark Cuban feel it necessary to apologize to Trayvon Martin's family then?

Furthermore, I think you missed the point: Cuban was offering an excuse for Donald Sterling. Cuban did not say the "better ones of us . . . don't let those prejudices rule us." The point is we are ruled by our prejudices but it is politically incorrect to expose them.

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

I saw some of this on the ESPN website. It is silly as hell. Cuban was right and so was Smith. Everyone has some prejudices. The better ones of us are aware of it and don't let those prejudices rule us.

Why did Mark Cuban feel it necessary to apologize to Trayvon Martin's family then?

Furthermore, I think you missed the point: Cuban was offering an excuse for Donald Sterling. Cuban did not say the "better ones of us . . . don't let those prejudices rule us." The point is we are ruled by our prejudices but it is politically incorrect to expose them.

He used a less than elegant analogy that hurt a family. I can see why he apologized. that does not change the meaning of what he expressed. And he was not excusing Sterling. Try reading what he said again.

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So, while Cuban was not defending Sterling's comments he was offering mediation for them (we all have prejudices and there is a difference between what we say and what we do) and he did object to the league forcing an owner to sell his team (a very slippery slope)

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So, while Cuban was not defending Sterling's comments he was offering mediation for them (we all have prejudices and there is a difference between what we say and what we do) and he did object to the league forcing an owner to sell his team (a very slippery slope)

Like I said, He was quite explicit he wasn't defending Sterling.

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So, while Cuban was not defending Sterling's comments he was offering mediation for them (we all have prejudices and there is a difference between what we say and what we do) and he did object to the league forcing an owner to sell his team (a very slippery slope)

Like I said, He was quite explicit he wasn't defending Sterling.

Simplistic. The real issue is not what he wasn't doing BUT what he was doing. He was attempting to head off a vote by owners to take away another owner's franchise. Now a moot point since the Sterlings are preparing to sell.

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"But at the same time, that's a decision I make. I think you've got to be very, very careful when you start making blanket statements about what people say and think, as opposed to what they do. It's a very, very slippery slope.

"Again, there's no excuse for his positions. There's no excuse for what [Sterling] said. There's no excuse for anybody to support racism. There's no place for it in our league, but there's a very, very, very slippery slope."

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Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander presented an opposing view to Cuban's, telling the Houston Chronicle that he wanted Sterling forced out of the league.

Like Cuban, Alexander interpreted the NBA constitution as not affording the commissioner the power to remove an owner for any reason except gambling. However, Alexander said he suggested to Silver that all the Clippers players could be given the option to become free agents after this season, a step toward driving Sterling out of the league.

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"In this country, people are allowed to be morons," Cuban said. "They're allowed to be stupid. They're allowed to think idiotic thoughts.

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Now a moot point since the Sterlings are preparing to sell.

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"Donald Sterling’s lawyers say they have gotten offers in excess of $2.5 billion for Clippers"
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/27/report-donald-sterlings-lawyers-say-they-have-gotten-offers-in-excess-of-2-5-billion-for-clippers/

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"Donald Sterling’s lawyers say they have gotten offers in excess of $2.5 billion for Clippers"
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/27/report-donald-sterlings-lawyers-say-they-have-gotten-offers-in-excess-of-2-5-billion-for-clippers/

Two thoughts:

1. Offering some monetary amount does not mean the offerer has that money already set to finish the deal. Lots of things have been offered for things that ultimately don't go through.

2. Would Sterling's stupidity to not sell for $2.5B rank as high as his racial ignorance?

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ORIGINAL: tj444
"Donald Sterling’s lawyers say they have gotten offers in excess of $2.5 billion for Clippers"
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/27/report-donald-sterlings-lawyers-say-they-have-gotten-offers-in-excess-of-2-5-billion-for-clippers/

Two thoughts:

1. Offering some monetary amount does not mean the offerer has that money already set to finish the deal. Lots of things have been offered for things that ultimately don't go through.

2. Would Sterling's stupidity to not sell for $2.5B rank as high as his racial ignorance?

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

What kind of frigging moron refuses to take a check for 2 billion dollars on something you bought for 12 million and that the organization that controls that company is about to kick you out of?