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ONE-THIRD OF WORLD BEGGING CUBAN TO BUY DODGERS

Dave WielengaMon. November 09
 

As the financial future of the Dodgers dangles amid the tangled divorce of team owners Frank and Jamie McCourt, the high-profile owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA tells Los Angeles Times reporter Bill Shaikin that a high percentage of the world’s population is appealing to him to buy the team.

Well, what Mark Cuban actually wrote to Shaikin in an e-mail was that he has heard from “more [people] than I can count.” But considering that Cuban is a billionaire—according to Forbes Magazine, a $2.3 billionaire—he’s got to be able to count at least that high, right? That’s almost one third of Earth’s population, which is about  6.796 billion people.

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  • eric
    I hope this doesn't happen. Mark Cuban has single-handedly transformed the Mavericks into an overpaid, underachieving catastrophe of a team.

    I would appreciate Cuban's enthusiasm if he wasn't as involved in roster decisions. He needs to let his GM and coaches do their jobs, a la Jerry Buss with Mitch Kupchak.
  • yoshiyahu
    Oh, I was hoping a Cuban was buying the Dodgers and would have them relocate to Havana. This would be part of the thawing of relations with Castro. The reality is much more borint.
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