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'''Mark Cuban''' is the current owner of HDNet and well known as the [[NBA]] [[Dallas Mavericks]] owner. Mark became a billionaire by selling his dotcom company Broadcast.com to [[Yahoo]]. Worth approximately 2.8 billion dollars, he made number 133 on Forbes' "World's Richest People" in 2007. Mark, a native of suburban [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania is considered controversial on a number of issues both on and off the [[basketball]] court. | '''Mark Cuban''' is the current owner of HDNet and well known as the [[NBA]] [[Dallas Mavericks]] owner. Mark became a billionaire by selling his dotcom company Broadcast.com to [[Yahoo]]. Worth approximately 2.8 billion dollars, he made number 133 on Forbes' "World's Richest People" in 2007. Mark, a native of suburban [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania is considered controversial on a number of issues both on and off the [[basketball]] court. | ||
| − | + | Cuban has said he has no problem doing business with the [[genocidal]] [[Communist Chinese]] regime.<ref>https://www.outkick.com/mark-cuban-megyn-kelly/</ref> | |
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==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
"Independent, leaning to [[libertarian]]. I vote for the candidate who I think will do the least." <ref>Austin American-Statesman (May 19, 2006)</ref> | "Independent, leaning to [[libertarian]]. I vote for the candidate who I think will do the least." <ref>Austin American-Statesman (May 19, 2006)</ref> | ||
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| + | Mark Cuban has been named in an insider trading scandal. Accused of saving $750,000. by dumping his stake in an [[Internet]] company just after he heard confidentially that the company was about to issue low-priced shares.<ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122693827604333637.html SEC Calls a Foul on NBA's Cuban, Alleges Insider Trades in Web Firm] Wall Street Journal, NOVEMBER 18, 2008</ref> | ||
==Redacted movie== | ==Redacted movie== | ||
Cuban had financed the [[anti-American]] movie ''Redacted'', which flopped at the box office. It was a story of rape and murder of an Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers. | Cuban had financed the [[anti-American]] movie ''Redacted'', which flopped at the box office. It was a story of rape and murder of an Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers. | ||
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| − | Mark Cuban | + | Through the Mark Cuban Foundation, he matched 1 million dollars of his personal money with donations. All funds to be for families of U.S. military persons killed or injured during [[Iraq]] [[Afghanistan]] wars.<ref name="Investing">[http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/mark-cuban/index.htm Mark Cuban Biography] Investing Value</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:07, October 12, 2020
Mark Cuban is the current owner of HDNet and well known as the NBA Dallas Mavericks owner. Mark became a billionaire by selling his dotcom company Broadcast.com to Yahoo. Worth approximately 2.8 billion dollars, he made number 133 on Forbes' "World's Richest People" in 2007. Mark, a native of suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is considered controversial on a number of issues both on and off the basketball court.
Cuban has said he has no problem doing business with the genocidal Communist Chinese regime.[1]
Mavericks Owner
He is very passionate having paid well over $1 million in fines for lashing out at officials and referees.[2]
Politics
"Independent, leaning to libertarian. I vote for the candidate who I think will do the least." [3]
SEC
Mark Cuban has been named in an insider trading scandal. Accused of saving $750,000. by dumping his stake in an Internet company just after he heard confidentially that the company was about to issue low-priced shares.[4]
Redacted movie
Cuban had financed the anti-American movie Redacted, which flopped at the box office. It was a story of rape and murder of an Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers.
Mark Cuban Foundation
Through the Mark Cuban Foundation, he matched 1 million dollars of his personal money with donations. All funds to be for families of U.S. military persons killed or injured during Iraq Afghanistan wars.[2]
References
- ↑ https://www.outkick.com/mark-cuban-megyn-kelly/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mark Cuban Biography Investing Value
- ↑ Austin American-Statesman (May 19, 2006)
- ↑ SEC Calls a Foul on NBA's Cuban, Alleges Insider Trades in Web Firm Wall Street Journal, NOVEMBER 18, 2008