01-10-2020, 05:26 AM
DALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called Donald Sterlings purported comments about minorities "abhorrent" while saying he didnt think the NBA could force him out as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. Speaking in Dallas locker room before Game 4 of a first-round series against San Antonio on Monday night, Cuban said he trusted Commissioner Adam Silver to "operate under the best interest of the NBA." The outspoken billionaire said it was a "slippery slope" to suggest that Sterling should be forced out as owner over comments made in the privacy of his home. "What Donald said was wrong. It was abhorrent," Cuban said. "Theres no place for racism in the NBA, any business Im associated with. But at the same time, thats a decision I make. I think youve got to be very, very careful when you start making blanket statements about what people say and think, as opposed to what they do. Its a very, very slippery slope." Two days earlier, Cuban declined to give his opinion over the brewing saga of the racist comments that Sterling is alleged to have made in a taped conversation. While he was more forceful in his rebuke of Sterling in front of about two dozen reporters Monday, Cuban questioned how the league would legislate other forms of discrimination. "How many people are bigoted in one way or the other in this league?" Cuban asked. "I dont know. But you find one, all of a sudden you say well, you cant play favourites being racist against African-Americans. Where do you draw the line?" Asked if the league would be better off without Sterling as an owner, Cuban said, "At this point, yes." "But that has nothing to do with the rules that we have to live by," Cuban said. "Theres a lot of things I dont agree with that by letter and rule of law has to happen anyway. When you live in a country of laws, you want to support there are laws." 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It was the Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback and a bottom-ranked defence that sent Tom Coughlin and the Giants to a 36-21 defeat Sunday and their worst start since the 1987 strike season when the NFL used replacement players for three games. Replacing an injured Michael Vick late in the second quarter, Nick Foles led four scoring drives and threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes as Philadelphia (2-3) got back on track after three straight losses. "Mike was hurt, it was my job to go in there and get a win," said Foles, who completed 16 of 25 for 197 yards, including TD tosses of 25 yards to Brent Celek and 5 yards to DeSean Jackson. The Eagles defence was just as good. It intercepted Eli Manning three times with the game on the line in the fourth quarter and forced four turnovers, leading to 17 points. Coupled with Denvers 51-48 win over Dallas later Sunday, the Eagles are tied for first place in the NFC East with the Cowboys (2-3). Idle Washington (1-3) is a half game behind and the Giants are still only two back. "Its huge to get back on the winning side," said cornerback Brandon Boykin, whose diving interception set up Jacksons score just 2:02 after Celeks catch gave Philadelphia a 29-21 lead. "We started doing it as a defence in the second half -- late in the third quarter and in the fourth. Doing things we werent doing before, getting the turnovers, making plays. The Giants 0-5 start is their worst in a non-strike year since 1979 when Ray Perkins took over as coach. This start also comes just two years after New York won the Super Bowl. "Theyre very frustrated, very down," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. "Theyve worked very hard during the week, built themselves up to a good approach, and then the frustration of not getting the win ... theyre doing the best they can. Theyre standing up, theyre supporting each other. Thats the way it has to be for a team to continue on." The Giants wont have much time to feel sorry for themselves. They play Chicago on Thursday night. Vick, who ran for a team-high 79 yards and threw for another 105, left the game with a hamstring injury late in the second quarter after a 13-yard scramble. Kelly said after the game that Vick would have returned had Foles been hurt. "Mike was very effective throughout the game with his runs," said Jackson, who had seven catches for 132 yards. "Teams want to take away certain things, and with Mike its taking away the run. It changes the dynamic of the game when hes not out there. But what you saw with Foles making the good decisions and plays, I was very impressed with what he came in and did.dddddddddddd He threw some great balls, made some great plays." LeSean McCoy added a 1-yard touchdown run and Alex Henery kicked a career-high five field goals for the Eagles, who gained 439 yards in total offence. David Wilson scored on a 5-yard run for the Giants and Manning threw two touchdowns to Rueben Randle in the third quarter to give New York a 21-19 lead. Foles and the Eagles defence finished off New York in the fourth quarter. The once mighty Giants defence has now given up at least 31 points in each of its first five games, tying an NFL record set by the Chicago Cardinals in 1954. The difference in this one was Foles. Right after the Giants took the lead on Mannings 6-yard TD pass to Randle, he led an eight-play, 57 yard drive that ended with Henerys 41-yard field goal with 1:04 left in the third quarter. The Eagles made the plays in the fourth quarter. On the ensuing play after linebacker Mychal Kendricks intercepted a pass by Manning and returned it to the 25, Foles hit Celek, who got away with a push-off on safety Ryan Mundy in the end zone. The scoring pass was set up by Boykins pick at the Giants 38. "I know I can play better," said Manning, who was 24 of 52 for 334 yards. "Sometimes, things are going to go wrong, but youve got to make the best decision. Throw it away, take a sack. I know I cant keep turning the ball over every time." After being outscored 69-7 in their last two games, the Giants offence scored on its opening possession. Wilson capped a 62-yard, five-play drive that featured a 49-yard pass to Hakeem Nicks with a 5-yard run. Wilson injured his neck on the final play of the first quarter and did not return. It would be the lone highlight of a half that featured drops, penalties and fumble by Brandon Jacobs, who replaced Wilson. An unnecessary roughness penalty and a questionable decision by Coughlin on a penalty helped the Eagles score on their second possession. Coughlin decided to accept a third-down holding penalty after the Eagles came up 4 yards short at the Giants 47. Vick scrambled for 34 yards on third-and-19 to set up Henerys 40-yard field goal. The Eagles eventually took a 19-7 halftime lead, scoring on their final four possessions of the first half, the last coming after Foles took over for Vick. NOTES: Kendricks fumble recovery in the second quarter set up Henerys 29-yard field goal in the second quarter. ... Nicks led the Giants with nine catches for 142 yards.... McCoys TD run was his 33rd, moving him into fourth place in franchise history ahead of Randall Cunningham. ... Henerys five field goals tied the second-highest total by an Eagle in a single game, and the most since David Akers had five at Dallas in 2001. ' ' '