Do you think that players might take this a step further and start making free agency decisions based on who is running the team?

That I may be potentially joining?

We've talked about players in the past saying, Huh?

I don't know if I want to play for that organization because, say, I'm just Stephen.

I am sorry to use your team, but Jim Dolan team is running a poor way or that kind of thing.

Players making the decision that free agents might not want to go there.

What if you took it off the court, though, and basketball decisions?

Richard, Do you think that players might say, You know what?

I don't want to play for Donald Trump's secretary of it.

It's already happening when you start looking at what the Atlanta dream is done right, and they have been actively campaigning against their owner for the Senate, I believe.

And so it's like when you start when you start looking at that and seeing that the players are campaigning against the owner, you start to see that weight.

Your views are your views, you are allowed, and that's the beautiful part about this country.

You are allowed to vote for whoever you want.

You are allowed to have whatever views.

But if they don't align with your labor force and the and the group that ultimately makes you money, then there's going to be an issue.

And so before you come and invest in the w N B A.

Before you invest in the N B.

A or the NFL, you should have a hard look at like Hey, do my views Align with them because what happens if all of a sudden my views don't And now we have this issue, then you're going to have a growing problem, and I do believe that the players should have a say not a final say.

But they should have some input because you have to get approval from the MBA if you're going to buy a team.

And I think the NBA Players Association should also have a small saying that Let's also keep in mind that the black players voice is stronger than it's ever been.

And there's a lot of black money out there now, too.

Jay Z, Puffy Ice Cube, Robert Smith owners have to be careful.

They have the power now, but We definitely have the power now.

And the news flash Fans don't come to watch owners.

They come to watch players.

So if these players want to decide to get with a bunch of black millionaires and some allies to build their own league, that's not too far fetched.

That used to be crazy to think back in the day, but in 2020 that's not too far fetched.

So I think the owners really have to kind of start lining up and walk on thin ice because there's only a matter of time before the moment, um, switches and it's switching right now.

Right, Rachel?

Very important point to make.

If you remember, Charlotte was up for sale, Bob Johnson wanted to become an owner.

The competition was Larry Bird and guess what happened.

Larry Bird came with 13 or 14 other members and didn't necessarily have the money, But Bob Johnson had a connection with Jerry Colangelo because of their days at the University of Illinois.

If I remember correctly and Bob Johnson, the former owner for Bt, walked up in there and he said, Gentlemen, I can appreciate the great Larry Bird, but here is my financial portfolio worth $1.7 billion.

Excuse me.

Last time I checked, this was a business deal.

Where do I sign?

But it took Jerry Colangelo in his connection to Jerry Colangelo for the MBA Board of Governors Toe.

Let him into that good old boys club.

You know, I got Michael Jordan here.

You've got guys like Mark Cuban and others, you know.

You know, Fertitta is, well, Joe Lake Up and others those guys can assist in diversifying that ownership group toe.

Let somebody else in stay tuned.