Mark Cuban Went Off On A Columnist, Did He Cross A Line?
If you're going to ask Mark Cuban a question, you better make sure it doesn't make him angry.
Why? Because if you do, he's going to let you know about it and rip you to shreds in front of your peers.
That happened to Kenny Eggers of the Portland Tribune, who tried to talk to Cuban about the object that struck him during a recent game between the Mavericks and Blazers.
When he pressed the owner further on the matter, things got a little uncomfortable.
Suddenly, Cuban?s mood darkened to the color of the Dallas sky (tornado warnings) that afternoon.
?What the (expletive) does it matter?? he asked. ?Does it make a damn bit of difference at this point??
?Well, I ?? I began.
?Does it make a damn bit of difference at this point?? Cuban repeated.
?You sound irritated by it,? I said.
?Yeah, because it?s a dumb-ass question,? he said. ?What?s the point of bringing it up? Are you going to go find somebody? Are you going to hunt the person down? ? Ask me a real question.?
Someone needs to take a chill pill.
The man asked an innocent question and there is no reason to berate him in front of everyone about something that isn't that big of a deal. Cuban has a thin skin and needs to act like an adult. To his credit, he apologized afterward, but there's no reason it should have happened in the first place.
It was a valid question, because if you're reporting on this, you want to get as much detail as possible, and knowing what hit him is a pretty important piece of information.
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Even if you don't like the question, you don't have to insult the man. Treat him with a little respect, he deserves that at the very least.
I give credit to Eggers for taking something most reporters hope never happens to them and turning it into a great column.
Hopefully next time a reporter asks Cuban a question, he handles it with a little more grace and understanding than he showed towards Eggers.
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