"Whitest Team in the NBA" - Elon Musk Exposes Mark Cuban's DEI Hypocrisy

Patrick Bet-David, Adam Sosnick, and Vincent Oshana discuss Elon Musk Exposing Mark Cuban's DEI hypocrisy.
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[@daleplant5275]

There is a big difference between hiring someone who is qualified and happens to be a minority and hiring someone because they are a minority.

[@terryleonard2]

white people have been doing it generations and it was accepted, but now measures are being put in place to offset the disparities and so now its racism? the Caucasity of some people! 🤔

[@SFbayArea94121]

So many of these hires are dumb as a rock and constantly play victim/love to cause problems within the workplace.

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Sure we must be a minority now at this stage. That should be fun.

[@dickwinters-black4459]

Fortunately the whole point of DEI initiatives is to encourage the former of your two statements. The discussion as presented by Valuetainment is a distortion of that fact, meant to piss off people with common sense, and turn their anger towards "minorities."

[@lilpenny1982]

Mark Cuban will only hire people of his own heritage in upper management because that's what him and his people do. #privilege #zionist

[@MrBKuv]

Elon wrote one sentence and crushed Mark Cuban.

[@lovingyourlifetoday]

Exactly

[@carnivalgods4573]

Nope. First team to draft a Chinese player.... Dallas Mavericks. First team to draft a player from India.., Dallas Mavericks. Elon should have done his homework.Self owned.

[@LeonoraSmith1234]

MIC DROP 🎤

[@mouseinthehouse_]

@@carnivalgods4573 And neither of those guys played a game for the Mavs

[@carnivalgods4573]

@@mouseinthehouse_ Wang Zhi Zhi actually played for the Mavs for a season. He then signed with another team (the Heat) after spurning the Mavs over summer to play with the G.S. summer league contingent. Satnam Singh played for the Mavs Minor league team the Texas Legends for two seasons. He wasn't able to crack the rotation at that level. Played in the Canadian professional league the next year then became a professional wrestler.( Something he was toying with while he was a Texas Legend.) Not the Mavs fault they didn't pan out. They were both given a legit opportunity to succeed. Donnie Nelson worked his tail off to get Wang here I remember that clearly.

[@carryonjeeves]

Mark cuban spent 10 hours formulating a woke corporate mission statement. Elon blew him out of the water with a single sentence! The truth is that powerful.

[@Coderdawg]

Whites have a 400 year head start on Black folks

[@blaynestaleypro]

Elon is a hero

[@nine3seven]

@@blaynestaleyproneuralink is awaiting you

[@demodiums7216]

​@@blaynestaleyprono he isnt lmao

[@thenitroshop9377]

he just clowned Cuban !!! you lefties can't help but lose can you @@demodiums7216

[@spacecadetzero960]

can always rely on adam to go into great depth explaining the obvious.

[@snakejazz]

He's the DEI hire lol

[@DrDingus]

@@snakejazz Have to have a J on the crew otherwise it's antisemitism.

[@pjj9491]

😂😂

[@hedonistic_ambition9060]

Adam has a way of speaking where he waffles about so much it becomes irritating to listen, PBD would say "I think that its wrong were hiring minorities simply because they're minorities" Adam would say "Oh my gosh, can you believe it? I actually have this crazy thought that maybe, just maybe, it's not entirely fair or right to hire people just because they happen to be minorities. Don't you think it's super important to consider a person's qualifications, skills, and experience rather than simply focusing on their background? I mean, diversity is amazing and all, but shouldn't we be hiring based on merit and not just for the sake of ticking a diversity checkbox? It's something to ponder, don't you agree? I have to tell you, this situation is just not making me feel great. Like seriously, it's really putting a damper on my day. But hey, here's an idea, let's come together and make a change! Don't you think it would be totally amazing if we could turn this around and make it something awesome? I mean, think about it, we have the power to make a difference! So come on, let's get those positive vibes flowing and make this situation way better! Let's do it, let's make a change" Like bro just get to the fucking point.

[@snakejazz]

@@hedonistic_ambition9060this was such a long comment but still not nearly as long as Adam's brainless rants 😂

[@shawnstroh5601]

Friendly reminder that even if you have a shit ton of money, you can still be an absolute idiot.

[@georgestout7365]

I agree, Musk has proved that.

[@roaldrealtornews7143]

Makes you a bigger idiot

[@freshsteve509]

@@georgestout7365 please elaborate. I’d love to watch you melt.

[@deantait8326]

I believe he’s just “pandering” to the NBA and his Players… or maybe he’s a liberal idiot…both are possible I suppose

[@charlesweaver9297]

Cuban knows it a bad idea but wants the publicity and connections he may get touting dei

[@jnorth5689]

Cuban has still not recovered from the beating he took when he tried to clown trump.

[@Jaifreeman]

What happened?

[@ericshyaka]

Like Patrick didn’t only hire Latino girls for his insurance company!

[@ericshyaka]

Like Patrick didn’t only hire Latino girls for his insurance company!

[@nocaparoni4502]

@@ericshyakabecause the world literally loves latinas, Latinas are arguably the most beautiful women on earth that are very diverse.

[@brandonburns5365]

​@@nocaparoni4502now replace latinas with any other races

[@roycerounsaville1564]

As an employer, the first criteria I looked at for hiring was grammar and spelling. More than 50% of resumes are thrown away on just that criteria.

[@stevebolles1854]

Looked** 😂😂😂

[@user-po5po6pn8o]

Are you a publisher or writer? I've known some people who had terrible spelling, but they were an absolute unit at what they did do. Sounds like you have a superiority complex.

[@markelraya10]

@@user-po5po6pn8othat’s why resumes or references are bs. Because some people may like to work hands on compared to their desk and pencil job so they would have a bad wrap sheet.

[@cldude691]

Spelling and grammar are white inventions i'm sure.

[@MarkStoddard]

Same. It's amazing that people can't write a few coherent sentences these days.

[@tsegayekassa4067]

Cuban is Jewish, and grew up in Mount Lebanon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, in a Jewish working-class family. His paternal grandfather changed the surname from "Chabenisky" to "Cuban" after his family emigrated from Russia through Ellis Island.

[@AKPolo-yk5zh]

tells u all you need to know

[@phatfil77]

If a company needs DEI to discover people they otherwise wouldn’t, there is a problem with the company’s hiring practices in the first place.

[@Stormie33]

For real, it's such a bizarre argument. If your hiring practices are somehow excluding people or are racist in some way, then fix them. Implementing racist hiring policies to counter your existing (supposedly) racist hiring policies is nonsensical.

[@georgestout7365]

@@Stormie33 Hiring well qualified minorities is not racist. No more than hiring well qualified white people.

[@NoVisionGuy]

@@georgestout7365 if hiring would be according to meritocracy, Asians would dominate the job percentage no doubt

[@georgestout7365]

@@NoVisionGuy So now you're telling me that Asians are superior? Wow!

[@ironheadedDoF]

@@georgestout7365 By DEI standardars, asians are superior. DEI is about punishing winners and boosting losers.

[@Astros-dz4bx]

Mark proceeded to show an example of him using DEI with Brittany Griner, a former WNBA player, while simultaneously, proving why DEI doesn't work because he admitted she wasn't good enough.

[@georgestout7365]

Why would you say educating people about Diversity (in the most diverse American population ever), Equity, and Inclusion doesn't work? When you say "work" what is it supposed to do? Isn't it simply educating people about the reality of the 21st century workplace.

[@jakeviolet2195]

DEI isn't about educating people. It's about preferential and exclusionary hiring practices based on race.

[@dopaminutes]

@@georgestout7365 So true, dawg. Yo, Minimum wage is racist too.. for the fact that poor helpless minorities can't afford to pay for their own workers on the white mans system. We should lower all middle to low salaries next! It's not fair. We should simply have the right to employ everyone & anyone to increase employment percentages but not those pesky white folk they can stew in their ceo&political positions.

[@fred-62]

He destroyed his own argunent posting that

[@scooterparlay]

It's Jeremy Griner just like Big Mike Obama

[@ryanfrancis9134]

I am black and I loathe the idea of DEI. I literally told my manager during a one on one meeting that I ONLY want to be promoted due to my competence and hard work and NOTHING else, because I noticed that my company is embracing this DEI nonsense.

[@Killajmj]

Sure you are

[@greencase]

How'd that turn out?

[@paulcozens488]

Glad there’s still people like you. I live in Canada and it’s a joke up here , if your related to a boss you have a job even if you know nothing about the work your doing, just like your so called president and his son , sad world we are living in now, glad I am in my later years feel sorry for the younger ones.

[@advance333]

You probably never got promoted.

[@WhatTheWHAT524]

Good for you. And thanks for speaking up where you can. It is RIDICULOUS to me to ever hire, promote, accept for ANY position of any kind, ANYONE for any other reason than they are the most qualified, best fit for the position person for the job. Period. DEI truly is, in my opinion absolutely racism. To say that certain people based solely on the color of their skin, NEED a helping hand up, to ensure that they get whatever position because they're incapable of doing so on their own merits is DISGUSTING. It is racist and truly disgraceful and despicable behavior. STOP judging on ANYTHING other than the content of someone's character, their hard work and accomplishments. Hire based on qualifications. Not inherent aspects of someone they have absolutely no control over. What a time to be alive.

[@1JeremiahKeller]

Hey Pat, Suggestion: Get a second wireless mouse and keep it at your desk. You can have two. You can just temporarily take over the mouse instead of struggling to tell your assistant where to scroll to.. Thanks for everything you do.

[@fahadkayani9902]

You might wanna become his Patreon for him to listen to you 😂

[@jayr3635]

Exactly, thank you!! Frustrating watching!!

[@jimmyboyles2868]

Chabenisky is his real name, not Cuban.

[@ktw5141]

oy

[@josephsnider8190]

I thought it was Jerkoffski

[@Dominknows]

No shit? Sounds like he is part of the j-ish mafia?

[@Mncrr]

Why am I not surprised. The tribe runs the country.

[@esdeozzy]

He’s a small hat pretending to be Latin

[@rayfellers]

Mark Cuban's DEI comments are proof that sometimes being successful in business is more about luck of the draw than intelligence.

[@mahametsoumounou8273]

Dawg if Mark is not intelligent, you’re definetely dūmb as a rock!!

[@georgestout7365]

I would say the exact same thing about Elon Musk.

[@TheCounterCulture2023]

You think the man who invented PayPal Telsa spaceX and the Boreing Company is lucky? Dont talk wet.​@georgestout7365

[@ericshyaka]

Like Patrick didn’t only hire Latino girls for his insurance company!

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

@@georgestout7365You would say that because you are touched in the head. Define a woman? Can’t? The. you are the problem

[@jaredv5692]

I was a hiring manager for years. It absolutely doesn't matter what your race/gender, etc is. All we care about is your experience, how you present yourself, and your social skills to work with others. I wanted the best people for my department, period.

[@pauldarrigo4395]

Not at Disney. My friend was a VP and would tell me the hiring restraints and that he had to hire by DIE whispers

[@shakespearenelson8957]

How you present yourself - is a cultural thing. . unless you’re asking the outsider to assimilate or face micro rejections when they get in after you give them the job - which is fine but you should probably say that on the JD

[@notallowedtobehonest2539]

You werent a hiring manager for the past few years. This is no longer true at all. Every single app asks you what rase you are. Many ask if youre ghey.

[@MarkStoddard]

*didn't matter... *I care about...

[@notallowedtobehonest2539]

@@shakespearenelson8957 how you present yourself depends on your capacity. Blkacs dont have human capacity. Stop pandering!

[@prooveditt4839]

Cuban believing he is on Elon's level and can give him advice is hilarious. That's like Keith Obermann giving Cuban advice

[@neovintagesolutions]

Does this mean that Cuban will also push for more Gentile NBA commissioners, executives and team owners too? Isn’t it also fair to say those roles are over represented by members of the tribe? Just saying

[@ericshyaka]

Like Patrick didn’t only hire Latino girls for his insurance company!

[@gene8675]

They printed money out of thin air and purchased the countries assets.

[@DrDingus]

@@ericshyaka lol what are you talking about?

[@ericshyaka]

@@DrDingus I am talking about them knocking down Mar Cuban for hiring a certain type when Patrick only hires Latin girls for his insurance which he himself said in recent interview

[@Jp-do9ny]

​@@ericshyakaGood point 😂😂 David is such a slippery hypocrite.

[@Nathanaelelliott]

Couldn't Cuban make the argument that since the NBA is overwhelmingly black he is ensuring his team only puts up white players? 😂 I'd love to hear that.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

He's hilariously actually almost done that. There was a Time when the Mavs had Luka, Dirk, Maxi Kleber, and Kristaps Porzingas on the team at the same time. Their most Successful Times? Steve Nash and Dirk years and the Jason Kidd and Dirk Years. White Athletes are the reason why the Mavericks won a Championship....which makes it all the more Hilarious to me

[@1on1AllstarsGames]

​@@justinlast2lastharder749 Bro what the F are talking about so you mean there weren't black players.

[@calvinquitevis2291]

​@@1on1AllstarsGamesthat's not what he's. That's not the point he's making. I think you're getting emotional over him saying it was white player's that led the way to those rings. He's pointing out Cubans hypocrisy about diversity.

[@timothy4557]

Case in point; Bird, Sichting, McHale, Walton, Ainge, = NBA Champs.

[@kondwanimande7567]

​@timothy4557 so what, look at the history buddy

[@TheDeven1000]

Mark is just jealous that his billions are pocket change to Elon

[@lifesshort9524]

why do you care about a guy who hoards massive amounts of wealth and wouldn't give you a dollar.

[@joechristiansen6016]

What a great point that was made. At the end, Mark Cuban was a disruptor, and eventually became the establishment. It’s interesting to see that everyone has a price. Even Mark Cuban.

[@bbllaakkeeee]

Personally, I’d err on the side of the fence of blackmailing or threats of hostile take overs, rather than paying him off.

[@michael2275]

Cuban is the billionaire I have the least respect for. Even his OG billion was a grift and didn't deliver any value.

[@jonathanwoods7643]

Your respect is so needed. Poor Mark.

[@Brc-kg1mg]

Wonder how Cuban will ever sleep at night now that some anon loser called michael on youtube has no respect for him :(

[@ericshyaka]

Like Patrick didn’t only hire Latino girls for his insurance company!

[@Dan16673]

Yeah he got one over on yahoo

[@wokeuparebeltv]

Everyday, I learn something new from this grown up show. Love to see it.

[@JJudeasd]

Thank god this podcast has Adam "breaking down" the most obvious.

[@hughecosse2240]

I fast forward when Adam talks just like skipping the advertisements when watching your favorite tv show!

[@dublinoseven3279]

Cuban, and any other CEO for that matter, has ALWAYS had the power and authority to hire from within these groups, but explicitly chose not to. Now that it’s a social and political issue, they’re hiring exclusively from them and patting themselves on the back while simultaneously admonishing peons for “their problem” with the practice.

[@needparalegal]

Any company that did DEI will probably go out of business because they cannot fire any of those DEI hires.

[@LordMalice6d9]

And most if them are not even qualified. They are not hired on merit.

[@needparalegal]

@@LordMalice6d9 You never know how someone will perform, or when they will inevitably stop performing. If they aren't DEI you could just fire them when they are no longer useful.

[@Coderdawg]

Yes and Whites have a 400 year head start on Black folks. Can you talk about that?

[@mml3140]

Things white people say ​@@LordMalice6d9

[@Based_Comment]

​​@@Coderdawg what's the excuse on all the black countries still being 3rd world when the US was only founded 250 years ago? They all had thousands of years head start but still shit holes Also, don't capitalize "black" you dork

[@laurencrouse2418]

you guys do a great job with this show, keep up the good work

[@thatmandj593]

This is probably the best video I’ve watched from these guys this year

[@frankbushuyumutaremwa2470]

that Elon tweet abt the MAVS was cruel! Cuban got buried!

[@0ldFashioned85]

DEI is a horrible idea. Keeps companies less competitive. Mark Cuban always has the wrong takes.

[@Chill_Son]

There is no proof to show that.

[@pinkpanther6228]

@@Chill_Son Hire a maasai to run your business

[@edwardjordan5685]

Exact show the unbiased proof of that. Otherwise it’s just excuse to remain white male dominated

[@overpondmedia]

There's bluer ocean for you Pat on these kinds of topics. I remember the detailed, nuanced treatment you gave when doing your brief history of the regions & peoples of the Middle East to help people better frame the current conflict. I remember how you centered the humanity of the people who live in regions of the world you have familial ties to when they found themselves in a vicious conflict 1-2 years ago. But for some reason when it comes to ethnic/racial/cultural debates in the U.S. that require context & deep knowledge of how we got here over the past 200+ years...you guys wind up making points less skilled pundits on the right make every year. Maybe this year, for every athlete you interview from each racial group, invite 2 scholars/writers/entrepreneurs from that group & give your audience the gift of a more rich & challenging convo on these issues.

[@sir_tut2949]

Alternatively, if you look at it from an NBA perspective, having the whitest team is kind of DEI.

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

Discrimination Exclusion and Indoctrination hasn’t helped anyone

[@Jp-do9ny]

Diversity just means non white. It has nothing to do with including anyone, it's based on exclusion

[@SafeEffective-ls2pl]

No small people, females, Asians, Latinos, or transgender?

[@joshengel9962]

I love when PBD skim reads… out loud. “Ebudubaduzaduzadadadadada.” 😂

[@octaviomarquez1361]

Is Cuban related to Volodímir Zelenski?

[@powertothesheeple5422]

Well his last name is Chabenisky.

[@dkaminski6216]

Hahaha, yeah, by race ✡️

[@sheldonanderson189]

It's interesting that this topic was brought up, I always had this on my brain but never uttered it.

[@thomasrichardson-ev1wp]

A problem I see in hiring is the ability to get an interview. Too much emphasis is put on a piece of paper/ resume.

[@user-pv2uk3tp1k]

This is rich from PBD who built his insurance company on predominantly hiring latina women

[@SafeEffective-ls2pl]

What percentage of his employees were Latino women vs the population of Los Angeles?

[@user-pv2uk3tp1k]

@@SafeEffective-ls2pl 54% are latino, per dj vlad interview. 47-48% of LA are latino.

[@michaelstopperich8528]

Is Cuban the democratic dark horse?

[@Aireck174]

I doubt it. A large section of democrat voters would hate him just because he got rich in the private sector. Bloomberg spent a ton of money in 2019 but democrat voters were never going to vote for a private sector billionaire.

[@ericshyaka]

Like Patrick didn’t only hire Latino girls for his insurance company!

[@alcapone2523]

If anybody else was a veteran, they did what was explained at around 5:20. About 3-4 years ago, when going to E7 and above boards, the army would take your photo and in some cases, name, off of your “enlisted/officers record brief” before it was sent up for review.

[@dublinoseven3279]

Cuban says, “People who are regularly excluded from hiring consideration…” BY WHO? Not some mid-level executive. Not a janitor. Not an entry-level customer service agent. Cuban and his C-suite inner circle drove those decisions FOR DECADES, and now want to call other people the problem because they’ve hired 15 people in the last 3 years.

[@christiancsq]

Are u denying or confirming Cubans claims?

[@troyjamesperrin]

lets be real, Marks on the flight list and they'll keep him secret if he goes along with what they tell him

[@KRSapphire]

unalive yourself, live is wasted on you with idiot statements like that 💀

[@j.pocket]

"Whomever talks the most, loses." Maxim of Law If it takes word salad, it won't digest.

[@CollegeHustler]

Can we get duel computer mice for these guys…. That was like 2 minutes of “go up, no keep going. No too far, go back down, no no keep going….” 😂

[@RahYoRaijin]

Perspectives are major keys 🔥🔥

[@mustang7603]

Mark Cuban preaches diversity so maybe he should start with diversity amongst his players

[@jgcalc]

The best players from the past 20 years for the Mavs have all been white tho

[@ericshyaka]

Like Patrick didn’t only hire Latino girls for his insurance company!

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

Mark needs to look in the mirror and his own twisted heart to see he is the problem he says he is focusing on. All DEI champions are their very own problem they say they are combatting. These fools need to be marginalized fully from society.

[@SafeEffective-ls2pl]

@ericshyaka Did he? We don't know. Do you have the stats on his employees?

[@ericshyaka]

@@SafeEffective-ls2pl he recently said it himself in an interview with Dj Vlad.

[@jamesguest4741]

Mark can't stand their is another man smarter then he is. We all have accept that Mark!

[@SFbayArea94121]

There has always been something OFF about him, even from the early years, a long time ago. Looks like that still hasn’t changed

[@titomoney13]

I work for a company where at the local level they were definitely hiring based on race instead of performance or resume. The poor performance raised eyebrows at the higher levels and eventually they took the hiring process out of the hands of the local level and HR took over and things are getting a lot better! HR only sees work history and qualifications! They don’t care!

[@markouljancic975]

It MIGHT help companies to find talent while it MOST LIKELY disgards crucial talent in expence of searching moderate talent in other groups.

[@ThisCantBeRealTV]

Salty Cracker made a video about this it’s hilarious. Pat can you get TheSaltyCracker on your show?

[@leeh-xh1iw]

It hurt the workers when you have people in place that cant do the job and that you have to listen to but they keep doing the wrong things and they keep getting rewards and recognition for nothing.

[@csp5113]

Thanks!

[@patientzero291]

I would rather focus on fit than talent on majority of hiring positions, because i don't want to ruin the team atmosphere that helps my company make money consistently. Exception to the rule are nepotism, specific skill set required for the company, and potential business relationship.

[@nt9476]

DEI has good intentions and even business merit. Certainly having a diverse company makes for more ideas and having people feel like they belong makes for a productive environment. The place it fails is in implementation, because competitive businesses are cutthroat and unfortunately a place where good intentions go to die…. Like all ideologies that are borne of good intentions, it is impossible to implement because human beings are sinful and we live in a fallen world.

[@thisladyisstrange6243]

What does diverse mean to you? Skin color or thinking.

[@crowjones78]

Lol dei never ever had good intentions. Don’t be an idiot. It’s forcing people to hire inferior applicants strictly based on their skin color. It’s was just as stupid when it was introduced as it is now.

[@jamesmarshall6619]

question is, where are all of these DEI failures? People like to point to a few minorities fired from their jobs, or just people they don't like, and assume with no evidence they were an affirmative action hire or a DEI hire, despite the fact the overwhelming majority of organizations don't have any DEI infrastructure. There is zero evidence DEI is failing, or succeeding, and assuming that minorities are being hired because of DEI also demonstrates a bit of racism because it's the assumption these people didn't have the background and merit to be hired in the workplace. Plenty of white people were hired for jobs they were qualified for and due to the Peter Principle, they failed. Plenty of minorities have been hired for jobs they were qualified for and due to the Peter Principle, they failed. People also can't define what they mean by who is "most" qualified because if you put minimum standards, education, preferences for a job, an assortment of people are usually qualified. After that it comes down to the interview process and what we know about how the vast majority of organizations from government to private businesses is most organizations are terrible at hiring and the interview process is completely overrated. Most interviews ask you questions about what you've done, which is good to know, but is often a terrible indicator of how you will perform at a new job that is not much like your old job. This is the problem with people criticizing DEI as it's a failure in that there is absolutely no evidence at all. Pointing to some minorities failing at a job, or potentially getting a job they may not have had the most qualifications for, something white men have often benefited from, does not mean DEI is failing nor does it mean DEI is being used improperly. I have no doubt some organizations are using DEI incorrectly, but that's everything. Until we see any actual evidence that we know a large group of people were hired due to DEI and everything fell apart with a large sample size, it's just a bunch of people complaining and making assumptions, or providing some personal anecdote that can't be verified.

[@The_Protagonist]

I fkn LOVE Elon. I wish I knew him and could have conversations with the guy. He’s fascinating to listen to, I’d love to have some convo and ask him some of my own questions.

[@Professional-fh1ow]

What a straight forward concise comeback! Cube got roasted😂😂

[@nrz88]

Categorize management positions vs the bottom of the employment ladder.

[@TheBourbon88]

I can sleep so much better now that I know what these two billionaires think of each other. Thank GAWWWWWD!!

[@FrankGallagherr]

Mark is envious and jealous of Elon

[@crazypato3752]

Why would Mark Cuban who is a BILLIONAIRE, be jealous of this Elen guy?

[@FrankGallagherr]

@@crazypato3752 Elon not Elen and he has 260 billion

[@aaronk3788]

subscribed!

[@jameslee5237]

Taking names off resumes is one of the better ideas

[@SafeEffective-ls2pl]

You still have to interview them

[@mrwright1221]

Patrick lost me on the DEI argument about the Mavericks roster. He’s pointing out 15 to 16 guys on the team. Meanwhile not acknowledging the entire Mavericks organization which is way more than 15 to 16 people (Front office, trainers etc). I’m not sure if Cuban is a hypocrite or not but at least be fair if you’re going to point out something like that. Pat knows a sports organization is more than just its roster of players.

[@QED_]

So if a company hires hundreds of female secretaries to support the 10 male board of directors . . . that's DEI (?) "An organization is more than just its roster of directors" (?)

[@PEPSEP]

But that doesn't fit there narrative. They are all hypocrites all the time

[@werper09]

It's roster of Players is what is going to make or brake the organization and is key to it's sucess.

[@mrwright1221]

@@QED_ I’m not arguing the structure of DEI, but just pointing out that his example of Cuban’s hypocrisy was very slighted. Especially coming from another sports owner in PBD, that’s all I’m saying. Any sports organization is hundreds of employees not just the roster you see on the court.

[@mrwright1221]

@@werper09 That’s true, you’re right. But that’s not related to what I was saying about PBD’s example.

[@sanusiadamu6264]

In terms of hiring their an unconscious bias and its true people really want to hire someone like them. Because remember during hiring its not the whole company that hire it’s mostly a single or 2 individuals that make that decision especially in lower roles. So yes, that bias is very much alive as a black person working in a cooperate setting I know the struggles for real.

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

Your beliefs are totally racist, which is why you support racism.

[@jamesgibson8088]

So your saying that's what you do ?

[@mml3140]

​@jamesgibson8088 He's saying if you don't understand the reality and decades long stats on bias in hiring you're an idiot. Quit thinking everything is some woke attack on whiteness.

[@jqpublic7362]

Well done gentlemen

[@MFFLTALK]

I’m a mavs fan and mark took a huge common L here😂🤣

[@markmyers3409]

You could argue that Cuban is practicing DEI. The league is majority black. Adding more white players is increasing diversity.😂

[@christiancsq]

Except the league hires based on merit. Which is easy to prove. Corporate America does not which is difficult to prove

[@markmyers3409]

@@christiancsq I agree with your comment. I was just being a bit facetious.

[@CryptoKernels]

Wish I could believe that but racism is Everywhere. 😂

[@spencerphillips983]

100% agree with everything in this video. I don't even know how this is controversial, just the best person for the job, simple!

[@taggs2023]

What would happen to sport if they made the team represent the city they play out of? Force them all to keep an exact % of each race.

[@a.p.entertainment8660]

To be fair, in the NBA having white players is DEI 😅😆

[@Jp-do9ny]

Diversity just means non white.

[@FrankS111]

The Mavs starting lineup doesn’t accurately represent the country’s demographics. Texas government should look into that

[@ryanatparks]

I will give some credit to Mark Cuban though, he did seek and value talent in Europe more so than other NBA owners and gms hence why his organization has had probably two of some of the best players from the EU. He clarified in his tweet that dei is more about looking in places others aren't typically looking as you may discover golden talent in unsuspecting places.

[@RealWesman]

When Adam starts talking my eyes roll to the back of my head

[@SasukesSharingan.]

Despite what people may think of lebrons political takes he knows he's the best player on league. And he put Luka and Joel embid and didn't even mention him lol

[@davefigore7843]

I know as a qualified white male I have been passed up on certain jobs. I just move on to something else but truthfully ... Adam is right ... it does happen.

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

I am a super-qualified white male, I am on the receiving end of the non hires, getting more bitter against Fortune 100 each day

[@Patriot-od6xk]

​@@menacemini4894🤔 irregardless he's absolutely Correct 💯.. my 30 year experience in HR for a Fortune 500 company taught me the hard way....but you believe whatever you choose 💥

[@markelraya10]

Sounds like you’re victimizing yourself, take accountability and try.

[@menacemini4894]

Sounds like you want to be a “Victim” .. pull yourself up by your boot straps 🤣

[@christiancsq]

Another self victim. 😂

[@hotrodsgarage]

I don't know what Adam is on today but he should keep taking it. He finally said something clear and lucid that makes sense. Keep it up.

[@ryanklemm6137]

totally agree! had to pinch myself to see if I was dreaming

[@danielcillie1856]

I think once people get through him repeating the other peoples points in his own words, they can listen to his opinion. But yeah its difficult.

[@gavra123]

Hahaha, this is a great one Well done gentleman Greetings from Serbia 😂

[@Aiphiae]

Regarding 9:00 - My school board has been openly requesting for and outright stating that non-whites will receive "special consideration" when applying for jobs. The board also has (and I'm 100% serious here) "hiring blitzes" that are *only* open to non-white applicants. There is also (and again, I am 100% factual here) financial compensation for teachers who upgrade their skills by taking certain courses - but that compensation is *only* available to non-whites (and LGBTQ members after they complained). So you can get a $2000 credit for a course if you're *anything* other than a straight white teacher. So colour me completely unsurprised that the corporate hiring practices reflect this pattern as well.

[@Ambassador_Gkar]

Any organisation that uses artificially contrived woke systems, like ESG, to give precedence to one race/gender, over another is, by ANY definition, discriminatory. Also, under what criteria are people's abilities measured? Certain countries have lower university/college education accreditation for certain ethnic races, than others. Does that then make those individuals, more intellectual, in their area of expertise, than others. Making them the optimal choice for employment 🤔 Very good point, on the pilot metaphor. Add to that, the number of pilots contracting heart issues; to such an extent that the Governing Body had to quietly adjust the heart-related measurements, down, due to pilots failing their medicals! This has only been occurring since November, 2020. I wonder what happened, around that time 🤔

[@Coderdawg]

Whites have a 400 year head start on Blacks. Can you talk about that ?

[@Ambassador_Gkar]

​ @Coderjay1919 So, you seem to believe that a contrived system needs to be put in place to allow Blacks a means to reset to a level of equality. If so, that in itself is prejudicial. Have you even studied the effects of these systems, being forced on us all? EVERYBODY, apart from the mega rich: the 0.001% per capita, is being impoverished: Blacks, Browns, Asians, Latinos, Whites, etc! EVERYONE. Even those usually defined as rich, are having their wealth confiscated, by deceit. It has NOTHING to do with Race, Creed, Religion, etc.. It IS ONLY about THEIR (the Globalists running the World) insatiable need to control! ie. IT'S HUMAN NATURE. It's been that way, for ALL of recorded history. ANY Race that has a technological advantage over another will always succeed in it's conquest, of another, Just look throughout history: the Romans, the Egyptians, the Ottomans, the Assyrians, the Persians. Just to name a few. As well as a more contemporary one, from around the time, you have referenced: the Spanish genocide (which was not their true intent (they just wanted the resources; gold, silver, the indigenous Peoples' possessed); which occurred due to a virulent disease, they brought with them: smallpox) of the South American Peoples. All in the name of acquiring THEIR land, natural resources, etc.! Nothing has changed. This occurs to this day: Ukraine's attempts to force the Donbass region into submission, since 2014, by the use of inhumane military tactics: ie. constant bombing, of the area (this used to be reported on, by the mainstream media: no more, since Convid), which is the REAL reason for the current Ukraine/Russian war; once you take NATO out of the equation. Then, you have the Religions & their incessant need to be top-dog. The wars between the Catholics, & the islamics (ie. that is the Muslims) that has been happening for over 1500 years! One attacks the other: the other responds; etc., etc., etc.. Nothings changed, to THIS DAY. Oh, it doesn't even need to be one skin colour, against another; it can be Whites against Whites; even Blacks against Blacks. Look to Robert Mugabe's attacks against other tribes, to wipe out the competition. Other examples throughout our despicable history, if you want to open a a book, before you open your mouth. Is that enough talking, to the subject 🤨

[@AllTheseYoungBloods]

Do mining companies and other dangerous jobs have to hire a certain percentage of women and other minorities?

[@postmodernmining]

A bunch of them do now. Many mining companies will hire any woman that applies. The actual workers now have to make sure they avoid the women, especially in pits or underground.

[@blockbullyrecords5417]

​@@postmodernminingNot the major ones 😂😂😂

[@postmodernmining]

@@blockbullyrecords5417 yes they do. Even Barrick has DEI initiatives. Go look at their websites.

[@RobinLundqvist]

@@blockbullyrecords5417a woman applying for such a job is unheard of, so the guy could be correct still without any women working in mines

[@caper087]

Wasn’t Cuban your first interview who put you onto this podcast game?

[@scottyb5900]

ikr

[@suedavis7451]

Mark Cuban wanted to be Trump’s VP but Trump ignored him. Cuban also said he would cross the street if a black in a hoodie walked towards him.

[@jdek88]

Personally I think any company should be able to discriminate against any employees or customers.

[@georgestout7365]

Well, that was the norm up until the 1960s.

[@jakeviolet2195]

That is the free market solution. If anybody doesn't like the way you do business, they are free to work somewhere else, to shop somewhere else, or to open up a competing business across the street that does things differently. When we abandoned the free market, we began the long descent into corpo-fascism.

[@georgestout7365]

@@jakeviolet2195 First, the free market has not been abandoned, it has actually expanded. Second, the "free market" that you're speaking of was practiced in the 19th century which did generate titans of business such as the Vanderbilts, the Rockerfellers, etc. But... you had no child or adult labor laws, no protections for workers, no protections for consumers that were harmed by faulty products, etc. This is not what we should return to.

[@christiancsq]

​@@jakeviolet2195 he said discriminate employees and customers; not consumers choosing businesses 🙄

[@ksc5522]

"Regularly excluded from hiring consideration" That's a serious allegation that none of these people can actually prove. Its a fools errand. They are all jumping on the bandwagon to fix perceived problems they actually cant even measure. Don't these fools think they should know the numbers of their "problem" before they go and try to change things? What are the numbers for successfully fixing their problem? Its the same thing for all of the current political topics.

[@georgestout7365]

Of course it can be proved. It was the norm up until the 1960s.

[@jakeviolet2195]

Businesses are driven by the profit motive, especially large businesses. Any business that puts personal preferences (whether for or against racial diversity) above profit is destined for failure. If having only members of one race is profitable, then they are doing the right thing for their business. If having members of many races is profitable, then they are doing the right thing for their business. If both scenarios are profitable, then race is a non-issue. If one scenario is profitable and the other is not, then race is an issue. And if that is the case, the choice should be what is profitable, not what is "socially just." Companies are not moral institutions. They are amoral mechanisms for converting raw materials and labor into products and services. The problem with DEI is that it uses government money to bribe companies to stop doing what is most profitable according to the free market and start doing what is most "right" (according to the government.) That is the text-book definition of fascism.

[@blaynestaleypro]

what are you new? hello? Any given organization wants the best people to be successful. Merit is the only measurement. That is all. Merit.

[@mml3140]

​@@jakeviolet2195Completely BS statement. Companies were pure white/male for decades. Acting like they're going to fail because they decide to be all one race or suddenly die because of diversity is just retarded.

[@Grk149]

They are basically saying that without it, serious discrimination will naturally occur. Such a slap in the face to your hiring staff, as someone deeply involved in my team’s hiring process, such an insinuation would be very offensive. It was bad enough to have to go through mandatory trainings to be convinced that I carry around inherent biases in all my decision-making.

[@yippee-ki-yay9925]

There are only 2 white players out of 18 (11%) on the Mavericks roster. They actually have one of the most non-white rosters in the NBA.

[@marcplatek3113]

Spot on. These guys nailed this

[@naished]

Mark Cuban is such a cornball

[@JadeRunner]

First time I've heard Adam make sense

[@SFbayArea94121]

Yeah, he’s always been a lifelong goofball

[@TheDeven1000]

Why don’t we just do fully blind interviews? No name, race, gender, etc. just their qualifications, and then make your decision without seeing the person

[@TheDeven1000]

lol and of course he said it 😂

[@paperclip612]

'BEST' is the ONLY LEGITIMATE (and only acceptable) qualification for ANYTHING.

[@thedatajanitor9537]

"Companies are taking great strides to find the most qualified people." No, no they are not. They are doing the opposite. They are pandering to the DEI community and putting ill-qualified candidates in roles that they aren't prepared for. This hurts the individual, the company and the team the individual is on. I work in IT and the most qualified people are only being hired for the most critical roles. If a company can squeeze a DEI hire into any role they will. Here's an example. Amazon created a machine learning model to find the best candidates. The model was very accurate. It did exactly what it was designed to do. Amazon refused to use the model. Amazon said the model was highly biased because the majority of the resumes the model was recommending were white men. As it turns out. In the real-world, the majority of top programmers are white males. A perfect example where meritocracy gives way to mediocrity.

[@highlanderc]

Just wait when every airline pilot is a DEI hire....

[@1bbbbbaaaaa]

@@highlanderc any airline accident will then be blamed on a lack of mentoring offered by the company

[@whatchandstudy7]

Comparison of the real world job market to an NBA team is ridiculous. Then you quote stats from the other extreme of the few top companies. I’d like to hear a real conversation on this and this was not it.

[@funkspinna]

The NBA is not diverse, contrary to DEI hypocrites.

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

Discrimination Exclusion and Indoctrination policies are immoral and unprofitable. Keep supporting it and watch as you become fully marginalized…eating popcorn

[@whatchandstudy7]

@@funkspinna neither is the Congress and has never been. Extreme circumstances aren't good examples for this conversation.

[@funkspinna]

@@whatchandstudy7 Inconvenient examples for the DEI hypocrites.

[@whatchandstudy7]

@@funkspinna You’re not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[@reggiegesmundo7043]

Truth 😮

[@thepowersthatBee]

DEI = standardized attempt to get rid of bias, sometimes it works other times it doesn't. At the end of the day hiring managers have bias that is tailored to the culture of the company. How many law firms only hire from Harvard or certain schools?

[@djstobbe1301]

Actually the fact they have the most white players makes it the most diverse team 😂😂

[@ChefDeli87]

@8:55 Vinny thinking that America is 30% white is WILD. How does he have no clue America is majority white lmaooo even high schoolers know that basic fact. Yet somehow he's always the loudest person screaming his opinions about race.

[@RDA8191]

Maybe it's because media makes it seem that way. Turn on your TV for 5 minutes, buddy. I live in California, and any building I enter is like 10% white.

[@georgestout7365]

Only for a few more years. This is what the right wing is terrified of.

[@longbeach7623]

Not to mention his skin pigmentation is hardly different than Adam, regardless of how “Middle Eastern” he is.

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

Depends on where you live, I am white and grew up in 60% black area, in 99% black neighborhood.

[@larryinNH]

Thats the Leftists Dream, is to make us the Minority. You'll notice that most of the anti white rhetoric you see and hear, Comes from white Liberals. This wont end well.

[@1611joshua]

Is it me, or Pat skimming through articles sound like the cookie monster Shoutout to Sesame Street. 😂

[@vestaxwax]

When we put individuals into a group, the characteristics of the individual are muted/lost. Not only is this dehumanizing to individuals, it's all about embracing stereotypes. Wasn't the goal of DEI to eliminate stereotypes, so that individuals could be judged by the content of their character?

[@christiancsq]

Yes. The content of the character highlighted is poc are just ask skilled

[@Homerunprophet]

Mark Cuban is the most petty billionaire ever hinging on every tweet please do not hurt my woke feelings

[@Dan16673]

He is shockingly bad

[@flyingcolors7917]

Cuban having the whitest team in the NBA is actually consistent with his beliefs. In professional basketball hiring more white people is actually equity.

[@rmondave]

If Cuban's businesses ever fail he can always audition for the reruns of the Munsters starring as Herman Munster would be a perfect look. 😅😅😅😅

[@kiloindiadelta]

I read this somewhere in youtube. "If you are going to be operated on with your life on the line, would you choose the best doctor to perform it or someone that checks the box for DEI?"