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... Flynn's contacts with Russian officials on Thursday, and demands for a congressional inquiry quickly grew. Flynn had denied such contacts, apparently misleading his superiors. On the Sunday shows — a perfect venue for the White House to mount a defense and signal the president's support — the administration's assigned point man for the day instead declined to defend Flynn in any way. "It's not for me to tell you what's in the president's mind," top Trump policy adviser Stephen Miller told NBC's Meet the Press, when pushed to say whether Flynn retains the president's trust. "That's a question for the president.". Flynn had denied speaking with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak about sanctions during the transition, a denial repeated publicly by Vice President Mike Pence. By Sunday night, Flynn's position ...

The Biggest Technology Revolution Ever Is Coming Over The Next 10 Years

... do what's right for his company and his shareholders," Cuban said. Donald Trump 's administration has instituted a travel ban on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen — and temporarily halted the entry of refugees. "Trump's actions are hurting Netflix employees around the world, and are so un-American it pains us all," Hastings said on Facebook. Cuban said he would prefer for companies that he invested in to be outspoken about the policy. For instance, any company hoping to hire an talented engineer working on artificial intelligence now has to consider the logistical challenges of their immigration and travel plans, Cuban said. "That type of uncertainty is not good for anybody," Cuban said. Trump's FCC pick, Ajit Pai, has told CNBC that he opposes net neutrality policies that reclassify broadband as a public utility. In the company's most recent earnings, Netflix said, "we hope the new U. S. administration and Congress will recognize that keeping the network neutral drives job growth and innovation.". Cuban — who as founder of ...

Mark Cuban Doesn’t Envision Chasing Big Fish This Summer

... 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 behind Cuban. As far was looking at ...

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

... him, he learned from me and it's just been incredible. It's always an easy decision: Whatever Dirk wants. He's earned it. He gave us a title. He set the culture. He gave everything he has, he's giving everything he has physically and mentally and emotionally. You don't second guess that, you just do.". On his style of NBA ownership and leadership. Read Mark Cuban's response to fan who wants to return Mavs season tickets due to Donald Trump criticism. "I had a 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 ...

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

... ERRORS, THE FACT THAT HE LIKES TO TALK ABOUT FAKE NEWS RATHER THAN FACT THAT LEADS TO PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR HIM SAYING, WELL IF HE WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, IF HE WON'T ADMIT MISTAKES, SOMEBODY IS GOING TO TAKE THE BLAME FOR THOSE MISTAKES. AND THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT JUST BE ME. O'LEARY ON TRUMP'S GROWTH. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT YOU ARE NOT GIVING THIS PRESIDENT A FAIR CHANCE TO GET IN ORDER. YOU MAY NOT LIKE HIS STYLE, BUT THE FACT IS HE HAS MADE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF POTENTIAL GROWTH IN THIS MARKET. O'LEARY ON CUBAN DISRESPECTING TRUMP. MARK, THERE'S MANY PEOPLE THAT FEEL THAT YOU ARE DISRESPECTING THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT THEY'RE TELL ME. O'LEARY ON CUBAN BEING TOO CRITICAL OF TRUMP. O'LEARY: ARE YOU BEING TOO CRITICAL FOR THE FIRST 100 DAYS. CUBAN: NO. O'LEARY: DID YOU GIVE OBAMA A BIGGER PASS. CUBAN: NO. O'LEARY: ...

Mark Cuban Takes Dig At President With Uniform No. 46

... of the United States, was a likely response to Trump, the 45 th president. Cuban initially said that his favorite number, 23, was taken and that "23 times 2 is 46," ESPN reported. No one on the West celebrity squad wore No. 23, however. He later said that his choice was "just to (mess) with everybody, because that is what I do.”. "You've got to have fun with it. You can't take it too seriously,” Cuban told ESPN. “So we'll see.". Cuban had hinted about his uniform number earlier Friday, ESPN reported. "Yeah, yeah, watch the jersey number, not my game," said Cuban, who finished scoreless with one rebound and a steal in 17 minutes as the West lost 88-59 to the East. "Yeah, it was fun. You've got to have some fun with all of this. You can't take yourself too seriously. Some people do. I don't.". Trump posted a tweet about Cuban on Feb. 12, writing: "I know Mark Cuban well. He backed me big-time but I wasn't interested in taking all of his calls. He's not smart enough to run for president!". Cuban, a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton during the presidential ...

Mark Cuban On Potential Presidential Run

... © Getty. Billionaire Mark Cuban is leaving the door open for a potential presidential bid, according to a new report. “We will see,” Cuban told Business Insider when the businessman and television personality was asked if he would run for president one day. Cuban’s comments come after a Twitter battle with President Trump on Sunday morning over Cuban's fitness for the White House. I know Mark Cuban well. He backed me big-time but I wasn't interested in taking all of his calls. He's not smart enough to run for president. — Donald J. Trump (@real Donald Trump) February 12, 2017. "I know Mark Cuban well," Trump tweeted. "He backed me big-time but I wasn't interested in taking all of his calls. He's not smart enough to run for president!". Cuban responded to Trump with a short “Lol,” then expanded further with a screenshot of emails he had sent to Trump before he was elected. How soon they forget. __link__/VXcfnjj 4 q X. — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) February 12, 2017. He also slammed Trump in a reply to another Twitter user. "But isn't it better for all of us that he is tweeting rather than trying to govern?" he asked. Cuban and Trump have had a contentious ...

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

... surgery in 2014. Asked if his hips are OK, Cuban said: “We’ll find out. If you see me laying on the ground in pain, you know they aren’t.”. Michael Finley, who played for the Mavs from 1996-2005 and is now the team’s 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 ...

Cuban Names The 'greatest Start-up In The World

... 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 you're prepared and you know what it takes, it's not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there.". Credit: Getty. #4: "Go out there and get rich. Get so obnoxiously rich that when that tax bill comes, your first thought will be to choke on how big a check you have to write.". Credit: Getty. #5: "​In the past, people used to tell me to shut up a bit. But what I believe is to put out your opinion and let everyone else react. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong.". Credit: Getty. #6: "I've learned that it doesn't matter how many times you failed. You only have to be right once. I tried to sell powdered milk. I was an idiot lots of times, and I learned from them all.". Credit: Getty. #7: ...

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

... Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke). By Sports Day __link__. Contact Sports Day __link__ on Twitter: @Sports Day DFW. Mark Cuban made plenty of noise along the campaign trail last Fall leading up to the 2016 presidential election , criticizing then-candidate Donald Trump. Now after Trump has been elected, Cuban remains a critic, especially on Twitter. When asked about his involvement in politics on Ba D Radio with Bob Sturm and Dan Mc Dowell on 1310 The Ticket, Cuban said it had more to do with the guy running than it did Cuban's urge to get involved in politics. "Look, 17 years, the first 16 years I refused to talk politics at all," Cuban said. "Since 1999, I have never donated to any candidate, anywhere and that continues and it will continue. I've always thought you shouldn't mix the two. Celebrity, sports, whatever, there's no good reason to talk politics. This guy was obviously different, because I knew him. You don't hear me talking about other races, you didn't hear me talking about other political environments. I knew the guy and he scared the hell out of me. It ...

It’s Country First, Basketball Second

... 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 Way. The wider we take that, the safer I believe we’ll be. It’s not that I don’t understand,” he said. “We’re all terrified of terrorism. We’re all terrified the next event could be near us or someone close to us. But it’s the old sports analogy: Character isn’t revealed when things are going well. Character is revealed when you’re under stress and being challenged. We’ll see what the character of this country is.”. Cuban has been offering criticism and advice on Twitter, too, even as he encourages politicians to try to work some deals with Trump. “I’m not a liberal, I’m not a conservative,” he ...

Here Are Your 2017 Nba Celebrity Game Rosters

... owner for the first time ever. Marc Lasry, the majority partner of the Milwaukee Bucks , will play for the East team. The East team’s WNBA representative is veteran point guard Lindsay Whalen, a three-time WNBA champion, 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 ...