Mark Cuban speaks out on trans athletes in women’s sports

The owner of the Dallas Maverx minority and the host “Shark Tank” Mark Kobe He gave his agreement to sexually transformed athletes in women’s sports this week.
During an interview about “Stephen Smith’s offer” On Friday, the Cuban suggested that transient inclusion should not “pay people’s throat.”
“To make it a national issue even if you don’t support less than 10 non -converted athletes in NCAA, you are not a good person. People are not ready for that yet. You have to meet people where they are,” Kobe said. “It takes time, you cannot impose it on the throat of people.”
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Mark Kobe from Dallas Maverks is checking his phone during the second half of the match between Marax and Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, November 3, 2024. (Jerome Miron/Imagn photos)
Kobe also suggested that the people affected by the transgender inclusion policies in sport should not be used in political campaigns.
“Instead of trying to reach the place where people who are subjected to freedom and discrimination against them are helping, they wanted to make it a campaign problem,” Kobe said. “Focus on helping people, and not using the campaign.”
A National exit poll The Legislative Action Committee for Women for America found that 70 % of moderate voters saw the issue of “Donald Trump’s opposition to children and transgender men who play sports, women, countries and men who use girls and women” importance to them.

Mark Cope from Dallas Maverx during the third quarter of the match against Miami Heet at Cassia Center on April 10, 2024, in Miami, Florida. (Megan Brigz/Getty Emayiz)
In addition, 6 % said it was the most important issue ever, while 44 % said it was “very important”.
Kobe also suggested that he supports women who choose non -competition against transgender competitors, saying that the decision to compete against converting athletes should leave the athletes themselves.
Kobe said: “My position is if there is a transformed athlete, regardless of any aspect, you allow the opponent – whether it is an individual sport or a group sport – you are letting them decide whether or not they want to compete against them.”
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Kobe, a strong supporter of former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris and his enthusiastic critic President Donald TrumpIt is one of the many prominent left -wing figures that spoke against the Democratic Party’s position on the inclusion of athletes.
Smith has repeatedly called the Democratic Party for his position on converting athletes, indicating that he greatly played his defeat in the November elections.
HBO Bill Maher also criticized democratic support for integration into women’s sport. until Democratic lawmakers Like MP Seth Molton, De Mass, and the former Senator in Montana John Ter, they spoke against the current party’s position.
A New York Times Survey/Ipsos I found that the vast majority of Americans, including the majority of Democrats, do not believe that transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports. Of 2,128 people who participated, 79 % of biological males who are known as women are not allowed to participate in women’s sports.
Of the 1025 people who got to know Democrats or Democratic Democrats, 67 % said that transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete against women.
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