Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry under fire for shady Jason Kidd deal
Sports commentators are criticizing an Obama bundler with ties to the Russian mob for hiring a convicted domestic abuser to coach his professional basketball team.
Moroccan-American hedge fund manager Marc Lasry, less than two months into his ownership of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA franchise, picked up former all-star point guard Jason Kidd as the team’s new head coach.
Kidd’s criminal past—he pleaded guilty in 2001 to domestic abuse after assaulting his now ex-wife and was convicted of a DWI count last year—and past instances of poor sportsmanship have earned Lasry criticism in some quarters.
“This one move, this deal to land serial jerk Jason Kidd when the team already had a coach and a general manager—neither of whom had any idea this flirtation was happening—tells us what we need to know about Marc Lasry. That he’s a meddler,” wrote CBS Sports columnist Gregg Doyel.
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The same people who are upset about this are the same ones who vote for crooked politicians who have a far greater impact on your life than an NBA coach.
They just scream because it makes them feel good about themselves, not because it really matters.
People connected to Obama who are not connected to some kind of mob/criminal element would make a shorter list.
Kidd sounds like a perfect fit for the NBtA.