Perhaps if Mark Cuban had spent extra time taking note of his Dallas Mavericks as an alternative of shilling for an octogenarian politician, it might be Mavs stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Tuesday as an alternative of the Boston Celtics.
(Sure, this creator is a bitter and irritated Mavs fan.)
Alas, whereas the Mavericks have been being humbled in a five-game NBA Finals beatdown, Cuban — whose precise affiliation with the Mavs is murky, however extra on that later — appeared to have his consideration wherever however serving to his squad lock in for the Finals.
Take, for example, this embarrassing X submit only a day earlier than a lopsided and series-clinching Celtics Recreation 5 win on Monday:
You guys each, @piersmorgan, @BillAckman, are so consumed with pandering to your twitter followers, you could have misplaced all objectivity.
I’ll allow you to each in on a secret.
BOTH CANDIDATES ARE OLD. VERY OLD.
They each are going to have senior moments, mis-remember, overlook… https://t.co/TVGpEDTGt4
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) June 17, 2024
Cuban, butting right into a dialog he wasn’t part of, chided British information persona Piers Morgan and billionaire hedge fund supervisor Invoice Ackman for daring to convey up the very actual downside of President Joe Biden’s clear cognitive decline.
“You guys each, @piersmorgan @BillAckman, are so consumed with pandering to your twitter followers, you could have misplaced all objectivity,” he started in response to posts by Ackman and Morgan.
The latter had shared a video from a Saturday night time fundraiser that clearly confirmed the 81-year-old president confused and unaware of what to do:
That’s a wrap on record-setting Democratic fundraiser for Joe Biden’s reelection marketing campaign (netting $28M). Former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden provide remaining waves to Peacock Theater crowd as Obama then grabs Biden’s hand to guide him offstage following 40-minute… pic.twitter.com/xbE2jf3jdz
— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) June 16, 2024
Morgan and Ackman, of their respective posts, each successfully requested how Democrats might be OK with letting such a doddering outdated man be the general public face of their social gathering. It’s a actual downside for Democrats, and it’s a greater than truthful query.
Cuban, nonetheless, thought that the 2 have been glossing over the truth that Biden’s chief political rival — presumptive GOP presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump — is simply three years youthful than Biden.
“I’ll allow you to each in on a secret,” he continued. “BOTH CANDIDATES ARE OLD. VERY OLD. They each are going to have senior moments, mis-remember, overlook issues and have bodily frailties.
“I’ll inform you a not so secret secret: One is nice at soundbites, but additionally thinks in soundbites. The opposite is terrible at soundbites, however thinks in full sentences.
“Voters will resolve which we favor.”
The fallacy with Cuban’s level is relatively evident: You’ll be able to’t gauge what or how somebody “thinks.” So whereas his lame try at mimicking Confucius feels like a deep thought, it’s not.
What he did provide, nonetheless, are two information.
One, sure, Trump is outdated, too. He would be the oldest man to ever be inaugurated ought to he win in November.
The second reality, nonetheless, nullifies the purpose of the primary reality.
You’ll be able to dismiss Cuban’s musings on how every man thinks, however he’s proper that Trump gives sometimes nice soundbites whereas Biden is terrible at them.
Whether or not the “Shark Tank” star likes it or not, these kinds of optics matter — particularly when the incumbent doesn’t precisely have a towering and wholesome economic system to level to.
Cuban additionally was being wildly disingenuous.
Sure, technically Trump is just not that a lot youthful than Biden (the age hole is actually not a factor severe Republicans needs to be bragging about and makes Cuban all the larger dolt for even citing this comparability). However the former president is mild years other than the present one on the subject of even simply the power to take care of the facade of attentiveness.
It’s no contest.
Cuban was rightfully roasted for his remarks.
“Cease embarrassing your self, Mark,” Australian pundit Rita Panahi mentioned.
Cease embarrassing your self, Mark.
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) June 17, 2024
“What you’re saying has no correlation to actuality and your first sentence is projection,” conservative content material creator Allie Beth Stuckey posted.
What you’re saying has no correlation to actuality and your first sentence is projection
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) June 17, 2024
Now, in a single attainable little bit of equity to Cuban’s whataboutism: He may need had a whole lot of time to consider these deep-sounding ideas as a result of his position with the Mavericks is … minimal.
In accordance with ESPN, Cuban, “regardless of his claims after promoting the bulk share of the franchise midseason to the Adelson and Dumont households, not has management of basketball operations.”
That would clarify an uptick in his non-Mavericks-related social media ramblings recently — however it doesn’t make his ramblings any extra coherent or correct.
This text appeared initially on The Western Journal.
