Mark Cuban vs. Ted Cruz: The Full Twitter War

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As you may and may not have known, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Texas Senator Ted Cruz got into a little online tussle this week. Twitter Wars can sometimes be quite fun, so I decided to get the full chronology of their back-and-forth all in one place.

It all started with Cruz citing an article on the NBA’s low Finals ratings, a obvious, poorly-veiled jab at the NBA’s unrivaled empowerment of their players (and we know this because ratings are down across all sports, if Mr. Cruz cared to check).

Not surprising. Personally speaking, this is the first time in years that I haven’t watched a single game in the NBA Finals. #GoWokeGoBroke https://t.co/ygIp60EKHi

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 6, 2020

Anyways, that was the kindling - now, enjoy the fire.

A US Senator with 3 @NBA teams in his state, employing thousands of people and he is rooting for their businesses to do poorly. This is who you are @tedcruz . Every minute of your life, this is exactly who you are. https://t.co/rnCV3qJTfQ

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) October 6, 2020

I love @HoustonRockets & have rooted for them my entire life. I happily cheer for the Spurs & Mavericks against any non-TX team.

But @mcuban the NBA is engaged in a concerted effort to (1) insult their fans & (2) turn every game into a left-wing political lecture. That’s dumb. https://t.co/uKSgvPhEcq

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 6, 2020

You are so full of shit. You haven't watched a game of the finals, how would you know what is being said or done? Since when is a desire to end racism an insult to anyone or political? And you don't think using #GetWokeGoBroke is a partisan insult? Again, this is who you are. https://t.co/uKfHGV7IGc

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) October 6, 2020

I wish @mcuban loved his fans as much as he loves Chinese money. https://t.co/Wm4qkRMStP

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 6, 2020

Shame on me for putting American Civil Rights and Justice, creating jobs, growing our economy and healthcare reform over twitter proclamations. https://t.co/MPMBPVKKgI

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) October 6, 2020

It seemed to be over, but then, an ironic tweet by Ted Cruz added a little extra juice.

Priceless. https://t.co/bcjoiFMWtD

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 6, 2020

A tweet that was followed by multiple retweets of articles that bent over backwards to to proclaim Mr. Cruz the winner of the exchange. Anyways, back to the main storyline.

The Irony https://t.co/Dq3j00bwYH

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) October 7, 2020

.@ClayTravis stop being mean to @mcuban

He’s a sensitive guy & gets very upset when anyone points out that the NBA is deliberately destroying their business by insulting & driving away their own fans.

Odd, that people don’t want Lefty lectures with their sports.... https://t.co/Wt5H5mjfoo

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 8, 2020

Teddy, in the spirit of détente, I'll get the @NBA to show the White House how to protect all your friends so they don't get sick any more. We have gone months with no cases. Then possibly they can learn what it takes to keep people safe and open up the economy. Deal ? https://t.co/zARIdUIFyO

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) October 8, 2020

Aaaaand that’s all so far. I had a pretty busy week this week, so I decided to do something a little more fun and lighthearted. If you haven’t already, please check out my latest (more basketball-focused) article here. Or don’t, I guess; it’s up to you anyways.

(although I would strongly recommend otherwise)