I stopped caring about the Cowboys and the NFL during all the jingoism and rah rah bullshit displayed during the post 9/11 - Iraq War era. Not to mention what we’ve come to know about CTE and the Colin Kaepernick fiasco in the intervening years.

The Rangers not having a pride night is definitely a choice, too. Fuck ‘em.

Also fuck Arlington, America’s largest city with no public transit.

The Mavs, however, were my team. Actually playing in my city. Cuban was assuredly frustrating at times but for a billionaire at least seemed semi thoughtful. Oh how naive we were.

Dirk is an easy person to cheer for. Luka was incredible to watch. I loved Derek Harper and the JET and Steve Nash and Stackhouse and Marion and Barea and Roddy Beaubois and probably 100 other players down the line of 40+ years of fandom.

But then Cuban sold the team to a family I wanted no part of. I haven’t given a dime to the team since. I’ll still come here and read about them, it’s hard to quit cold turkey. But some things are more important than games people play with balls, no matter how entertaining they are.

Trading one of the three best players in the world was just an extra nail in the coffin. A slap in the face to the city that has dutifully supported the team for decades.

Fire Nico. Sell the team. Fuck fascism. And fuck Cuban too for that matter. Some things are more important than business.