Good grief.
You just can’t make this stuff up. Dallas Mavericks Owner and rumored 2020 presidential candidate Mark Cuban, recently took exception Draymond Green’s characterization of the word, “owner.”
After Texans Owner Bob McNair said that NFL owners allowing players to run the league, would be akin to “inmates running the prison.” Golden State forward Draymond Green said that owners should be referred to as chairmen. This way no one would get the impression that the owners actually own their players.
Because, apparently some people actually believe this?
Regardless, Mark Cuban took exception to Green’s idea. Cuban told ESPN, “For him to try to turn it into something it’s not is wrong. 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.”
After McNair’s comments, Green tweeted, “For starters, let’s stop using the word owner and maybe use the word Chairman. To be owned by someone just sets a bad precedent to start. It sets the wrong tone. It gives one the wrong mindset.”