Mark Cuban

It’s Country First, Basketball Second

... “And for 16 years, I did, but we all have our own reasons, and as American citizens, we can never forget it’s country first, basketball second.”. [ U. S. Soccer Coach Bruce Arena on travel ban: ‘I think it’s sad’ ]. Cuban, a billionaire who now appears on “Shark Tank,” has owned the Mavericks since 2000 and campaigned for Hillary Clinton last summer. He has offered some of the more measured takes on Trump’s election and first two weeks in office, and on Wednesday he said he didn’t understand the choice of the seven countries. “I understand safety,” Cuban said. “We all want to be safer. No one wants to be unsafe. But the hypocrisy of it all — only seven countries. Now, if it had been all terrorist-hosting countries, but seven countries? That’s like locking your door with the best security ever invented and leaving all your windows open. It just makes no sense.”. [ Popovich, Kerr speak out about Trump’s executive order ]. Cuban went on to say that entire countries are being punished because of the actions of a few. “We’re a country of hopes and dreams and the American ...

North Korea, Mark Cuban, Snl

... at his Florida resort after a Saturday night devoted to a North Korean missile test. When he wasn't engaging in a Twitter back-and-forth with Dallas billionaire Mark Cuban, that is. Behind the scenes, aides presumably were crafting a new policy to replace the ban on refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim countries that federal courts put on hold. Speculation swirled regarding his next move. Highlight of the day. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke at a news conference to address North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile. (Al Drago/The New York Times). Late Saturday, Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scrambled to respond to North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile — one capable of reaching South Korea, Japan  and other U. S. allies, but not the U. S. mainland. Abe, visiting with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., called the launch "absolutely intolerable.". Said Trump, "I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 ...

Mark Cuban On Potential Presidential Run

... TV. Cuban is a frequent panelist on ABC’s “Shark Tank" and is the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. CNN host abruptly ends segment. "Please stop it with that stupid talking point.". 1,787 Shares. Leaked tape reveals Trump invited. Newly leaked audio from a November party at President Trump's Bedminster. 593 Shares. Flynn replacement pick dropped out. President Trump's pick to replace former national security adviser Michael. 429 Shares. NY Times rips into Trump: 'An. '[T]he president confuses executive orders with achievements.'. 306 Shares. Trump takes feud with press to. "Many of our greatest presidents fought with the media," Trump says. 302 Shares. Priebus: Trump should be taken. The press "really needs to get its act together," White House chief of. 203 Shares. DHS chief signs sweeping new. Homeland Security Secretary ...

Mark Cuban Doesn’t Envision Chasing Big Fish This Summer

... other teams around the league, outside of the playoffs, are in a similar boat as them. Besides specifically mentioning Brooklyn, most of the other teams looking at the playoffs are still trying to win. The tanking comments didn’t surprise me as much as much as Cuban’s comments on their free agent strategy this coming offseason. More from The Smoking Cuban. Evaluating the Dallas Mavericks’ Lottery Competition 1 d ago. “I don’t see us going after the big fish this summer. I think everything is changing. Too much money to stay with your incumbent team. I’d almost rather be a team with a ton of cap room into the regular season to take players off people’s hands. If I am below the salary floor, we just pay that money to existing players. Means everybody on the roster gets more.”. When it comes to chasing big fish in free agency, there isn’t a team that makes that their goal every year more than the Dallas Mavericks and it typically doesn’t turn out like they had planned. Now, with the new CBA in place, it looks like those days might be ...

Mark Cuban On His Unique Style Of Ownership, What Dirk Nowitzki Means To Him

... choice when I got in. I could try to be like everyone else and do what they did or I could just be myself and go with what works.  You know, I'm not going to say I'm not cocky and confident so I went with my way and that included trying to be inclusive.  To me, people say, what's leadership? Leadership is trying to give people the vision of what you're trying to accomplish first, and then, understanding what people want to do with their lives and putting them in a position to succeed and making those two mesh. If your goal matches with my goal and I put you in a position to succeed, we both win.  And so, I would never ask anybody to do a job that I wouldn't do. What can we do? How are we going to get there together? And to this day, that's paid off for me.". On what drives him. "Family, always.  But other than that, I'm just competitive. I don't like to give an inch. I just love to compete.  To me, business is the ultimate sport. I'm sure you were the same way. When I first got started I was always the youngest and I loved being the youngest.  And now I'm not the youngest by a ...

Mark Cuban Says Survival Is Name Of Celebrity All-star Game

... assistant vice-president of basketball operations, used to play a few friendly games of ‘horse’ back in the day. “I told him when I shot I used to make the nets sound like sweet Chicago jazz,” said Finley, who is a Chicago native. “Ask him about that – when the nets used to pop.”. Cuban also used to play a game of one-on-one with forward Dirk Nowitzki, and claims he actually beat him. “I got up 2-0, he dunked on me, I pulled a hammy,” Cuban said. “It was unfortunate. Life just has funny turns like that. “You’re about to take down a Hall of Famer and your body lets you down.”. Cuban scored just two points in last year’s Celebrity All-Star game in Toronto. He expect things to be different this year. “He’s working really hard,” guard Devin Harris said. “You see him before the game working on his jump shot, so I expect big things out of him.”. Ticket promotion. Although they have a consecutive sellout streak that started on Dec, 15, 2001, the Mavs have a promotion going that may become a fan favorite. “If you ...

Mark Cuban Says His Involvement In Politics Made Some People Cancel Season Tickets, Others Buy Them

... he is who he is.". Think boycotting Mark Cuban's Mavericks will shut him up? 'I'd rather lose every penny than have Trump as president'. Because of his high-profile as a sports figure as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, there has been plenty of speculation as to how fans would receive Cuban's voice in politics. Cuban said it hasn't been bad. "Now, in terms of our business, I think we had 12 season tickets cancelled and I had eight people tell me they bought because they heard other people were giving me a hard time," Cuban said. "But I will say, in the bigger scheme of things, our season ticket holders haven't cancelled. All things considered, I thought our season ticket base, we're at over 15,000 season ticket holder equivalents, our walk up is up. A lot of our season ticket holders might not come to some of the games-Philly-so we'll get a lot of no-shows but overall our drop is actually up over last year. The games are fun. Actually, we're not bad at home. We've been playing really well at home and so people like coming to the ...

Cuban Names The 'greatest Start-up In The World

... 'the greatest startup in the world'. Before you go, we thought you'd like these. Eugene Kim. Feb 17 th 2017 3:35 PM. Mark Cuban, the billionaire investor and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, doesn't think the greatest startup in the world is Uber or Airbnb. It's Amazon. "I think Amazon is the greatest start-up and the greatest company in the world," Cuban said Friday in an interview with CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime Report.". Cuban pointed to Amazon's willingness to invest in new areas and experiment in new technologies, despite its massive size, for his bullish view on the company. He sees Amazon eventually disrupting almost every business in the world, not just its bread-and-butter retail space, adding it's a "smart, smart company.". "I can see them competing with Uber," Cuban said. Get inspired by Mark Cuban's quotes about business. 11 PHOTOS. See Gallery. Mark Cuban business quotes. #1: "I still work hard to know my business. I'm continuously looking for ways to improve all my companies, and I'm always selling. Always.". Credit: Getty. #2: "When you've got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001?". Credit: Getty. #3: "Because if ...

Here Are Your 2017 Nba Celebrity Game Rosters

... five-time All-Star, and the league’s all-time playoff assists leader. She’ll be joined by another flashy point guard: retired NBA player Jason Williams , better known as White Chocolate. Perhaps the most exciting player on the East team is Oscar Schmidt, a 59-year-old Brazilian considered the best basketballer to never play in the NBA. He’ll finally have his chance to make a strong impression on America. (Sort of.) (Not really.). The celebrities on the East team will be America’s Got Talent host Nick Cannon, social media personality Brandon Armstrong (a former D-League player), NBA 2 K personality Rachel De Mita (a former D 1 player), actor Ansel Elgort (Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars), 11-year-old actor Caleb Mc Laughlin (Stranger Things), radio personality Peter Rosenberg, and recording artist Kris Wu. West Team. The West team will be coached by Michael Smith, Hill’s counterpart on ESPN’s SC 6. Smith’s assistant coaches will be Draymond Green and Rocsi Diaz, the former host of 106 & Park. The biggest name on the West squad is Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks franchise and one of the stars of Shark Tank. ...

Mark Cuban And Kevin O’leary Discuss President Trump On Cnbc’s Fast Money Halftime Report Today

... A BIGGER PASS. CUBAN: NO. O'LEARY: DID YOU GIVE CLINTON A BIGGER PASS. CUBAN: DID YOU WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY? DID YOU WATCH THAT. O'LEARY: I WATCHED THE PRESS – THAT IS A STYLE UNIQUE TO ANY PRESIDENT. ARE YOU TOO CRITICAL ON STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE. O'LEARY ON WANTING TRUMP TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I WANT PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BE PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE IT'S VERY GOOD FOR NORTH AMERICA. About CNBC. With CNBC in the U. S., CNBCin Asia Pacific, CNBC in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and CNBC World, CNBCis the recognized world leader in business news and provides real-timefinancial market coverage and business information to approximately 381 millionhomes worldwide, including more than 94 million households in the United Statesand Canada. CNBC also provides daily business updates to 400 million householdsacross China. The network's 15 live hours a day of business programming in North America (weekdays from 4:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET) is produced at CNBC'sglobal headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N. J., and ...