Cuban Fined For Twitter Comment
Ok, really. Who didn’t see this coming? Earlier when we announced that Mark Cuban had posted a twitter comment about the officiating in their loss against the Denver Nuggets, the first thing on everybody’s mind should have been, “How much will they fine Cuban this time?”
To absolutely nobody’s surprise, Mark Cuban has been fined $25,000 for his comments about the refs and the no-call which was posted on Twitter. Other social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace haven’t had the unique success as Twitter has in the NBA.
It could be that the ability to post a tweet over a cell phone is much easier for the basketball players, coaches, and owners and it allows for the impulsive comments to be posted so easily and quickly. It could also be that the team franchises are exploiting a new way for basketball organizations to communicate with their fans.
Mark Cuban has stirred up some trouble for comments on his blog in the past and even Gilbert Arenas (now an ex-blogger) has created some ruckus.
So whether it’s a new technological fad or if it’s here to stay, Twitter is gaining it’s reputation as the number one way to stir up some trouble and create new stories for NBA players, coaches, fans, owners and webmasters.
Mark Cuban’s response in another Sunday posting, “can’t say no one makes money from twitter now. the nba does.”
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March 31st, 2009 at 1:10 am
Take that Cuban. Hiding behind a computer.