Broussard/Cuban (Merged)

[BringToughnessBack]

Maybe Broussard is trying to get a job with the National Enquirer. He looks like quite the fool/tool right now.

I wonder if Twitter broke their record for visitors yesterday? Maybe a good time to buy the stock

[KG Living Legend]

Was Broussard joking?  Because that's pretty stupid to believe that Cuban doesn't know deandre Jordan's address.




I know lol, a multi billionaire can't get the address to a guy they had basically signed. What a fool.

[celticsclay]

to get this back to a more serious level of discourse, and i know we have some lawyers on here, is there anyway broussard can get in trouble if he is just making this up (and at least be forced to apologize or issue a retraction). I think speculating on rumors about player transactions is one thing, and obviously all the writers to varying degrees exaggerate or embellish things to get clicks and hits. However, saying that the owner of a team was harassing a player's family to get his home address so he could show up uninvited really crosses some lines in my eyes that you can't do. It probably wouldn't happen, but it is a non-zero chance that a player that is a free-agent in the future may say i don't want to take that meeting with Cuban because if we get close and it doesn't work out he is going to come by my house and contact all my family members to try and meet with me again. (the implications being this could really hurt Cuban's business where as saying you are hearing rumors the celtics are interested in kevin love doesn't hurt anyone's business.)

There is a civil claim called "libel" that imposes civil liability for communicating a false statement about another person using the written word, including, believe it or not, twitter, and thereby causing harm to that person's reputation or business. To prove libel in this context (journalist talking about a public person), Cuban would likely have to prove that Broussard published the allegedly false statements knowingly or with a reckless disregard for their truth. This is a very high standard and in these circumstances, would likely be very difficult to prove.

That being said, Cuban has gobs of money and lawyers. Just by filing a lawsuit he would probably make life uncomfortable for Broussard (who would, no doubt, be defended on the ESPN/Disney dime). But the probability that Cuban would win a judgment forcing Broussard to pay him money is exceptionally low. Plus, it just doesn't seem like Cuabn's style. Broussard's punishment, more likely, will be in the court of public opinion, if it turns out he is just making this stuff up.

it would make me really happy if Cuban decided to blow some money on this because I really want to see someone like him made uncomfortable for just making this stuff up. Rumors about playoff movement are fine, but saying an owner of a business is begging a person's family (if made up) is just new territory and this needs to be nipped in the bud before it gets any more out of control.

[SHAQATTACK]

To do Broussards job , being smart is not so important ....being a good liar is a prerequisite .

[LooseCannon]

Maybe Broussard is trying to get a job with the National Enquirer. He looks like quite the fool/tool right now.

The National Enquirer is the media outlet that broke the story about John Edwards and his extramarital affair and illegitimate child.  Chris Broussard doesn't meet their high standards.