Mark Cuban on if He’d Fine Lebron for Taking a Knee: ‘Yes, Because Those Are the Rules’

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CUBAN: "I'll tell you what I told the players. They should stand with their hand on their heart. When you have a silent protest like that, you leave the narrative to everybody else. Rather than doing that, I'll put you in front of a camera, say what's on your mind, what is the message you would like to convey we'll show it to the fans, we'll give it to the media, let them show it to the viewers and listeners. And we have foundations, and we get involved in all these causes let's talk about that and what we do. The NFL is in a different spot, right? If the Los Angeles chargers or the raiders, okay, if the raiders walk by, you wouldn't recognize anybody that maybe Marshawn lynch and Derrick Carr. When the president says something and Lebron calls him a bum, Lebron had more followers than the president does. NFL players, their only platform is when they're on the field, the cameras are on, and together they can convey a message. It's completely different."
REPORTER: "If Lebron would take a knee, would you fine him?"
CUBAN: "Yes, because those are the rules. Again, it's not like the NFL the NFL player has no choice Lebron would be like, where are my guys? You have all these platforms, all these different ways to convey what it is that you have an issue with. Say what's on your mind. Because the good thing about the NBA, we'll let you say what's on your mind."