The Washington Commanders were put up for sale after it was revealed that their owner, Dan Snyder, fostered a toxic work environment. Many other franchise owners wanted the businessman to sell his team. Even though he did not listen to them, he eventually caved in. There were several parties interested in purchasing the franchise. The most surprising prospect of all was Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Is the Shark interested in buying the Commanders?
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Snyder’s asking price for his team was $6 billion. Since he was in no hurry to sell the team, he will probably not accept a lesser offer.
Can Mark Cuban afford to buy the Commanders? Is he really going to buy Snyder’s team?
Cuban has a net worth of $4.8 billion. Though it’s not as much as Snyder is asking, it’s not less. But does he actually want to purchase the uncompetitive team?
FOX Business came out with a report that Cuban was “eyeing the team.” However, he shut down the rumors in an exclusive interview with DallasBasketball.com.
Shark Tank and Dallas #Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (@mcuban) tells @CGasparino he has “no interest” in the Washington #Commanders. pic.twitter.com/q1ja9iM9i4
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) March 30, 2023
He said, “I love basketball. Period. End of story.” Hence, the FOX story turned out to be false. The story also claimed that the Mavericks owner was close to the Commanders owner. But that cannot be true since Cuban directly commented on the alleged scandals that are responsible for Snyder’s NFL exit.
Snyder was part of which controversies?
The team’s mascot will always be a controversial figure. Many encouraged him to change the name of the team out of respect for Native Americans when he initially purchased the team. He did not listen to the concerns and instead refused to change the name. It wasn’t until 2020 that the name was changed to the Washington Football Team. They deliberated for two years before finally changing the team’s name to the Commanders in 2022.
There is an ongoing investigation by the league and the United States Congress. There were allegations against Snyder of a toxic workplace environment. His team was also investigated for sexual harassment. In 2009, it was found that the Commanders paid a former female employee a sum of $1.6 million after she accused the team owner of sexual assault.
The league also found emails from Jon Gruden. The emails reflected sexist and racist language. He was fired from the job and has essentially become the reason he does not get hired by other teams. This was just the tip of the iceberg.
