Bucks, Grizzlies, Mavericks Reportedly Have Stopped Staying in Trump Hotels

November 15th, 2016 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »

Protests have spread across the country since President-elect Donald Trump beat Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, and a handful of NBA teams have reportedly decided to distance themselves from the Republican nominee.

According to Marc Stein and Zach Lowe of ESPN.com, the Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks have stopped or will stop staying at Trump-branded hotels in New York and Chicago this season "in part to avoid any implied association with the new president-elect."

Stein and Lowe cited sources who said an additional Eastern Conference team has elected to switch from the Trump SoHo in New York to a different property beginning next season.

The report pointed out Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban both publicly supported Clinton in the election. According to Luke Kerr-Dineen of USA Today, Cuban "never held back in criticizing" Trump during the campaign.

This isn't the first time NBA teams or figures have expressed concern about Trump. Head coaches Stan Van Gundy of the Detroit Pistons, Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors and Gregg Popovich ...

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