The NBA is being investigated by the United States Department of Justice over allegations the league attempted to sabotage Ice Cube’s Big3 league, according to TMZ Sports. The league has denied the allegations.
Ice Cube and Big3 co-founder Jeff Kwatinetz have met with Department of Justice lawyers regarding concerns the NBA may have engaged in anticompetitive behavior.
The allegations include the NBA interfering with sponsorship deals, discouraging television networks from broadcasting games, and making arbitrary rules to prevent players from joining the league, despite the NBA and Big3 seasons not overlapping.
The report also claims Big3 officials believe they have been “unfairly targeted by the NBA” and sources in the story say NBA owners have been discouraged from investing in Ice Cube’s league.
NBA spokesman Mike Bass told TMZ the allegations were “not true”.
“We have been supportive of the Big3 since its inception, but we declined to invest.”
The NBA would face a substantial fine if found guilty.
I think what’s more weird is Ice Cube going to the Feds to sic em on someone
Think about that, decades ago
Not even saying he’s wrong… But the man’s been on quite the journey
Lol, my first thought too. You either die a gangsta or live long enough to become the snitch.
There’s an alternative universe where Ice Cube died in a Vegas drive-by and Tupac is starring in buddy cop movies with Kevin Hart
And Tupac is married to… nevermind
We already had Gridlock’d which isn’t too far off lol
Or make 10 figures on headphones
Gotta respect that
Internet nerds with this shit. Ice Cube was never a gangster, he was just a rapper from Jersey that moved to LA and met Dr. Dre. The gangster aspect for him and Dre in particular was played up for sales.
I never said he had actual gang affiliation, I was just making a throw away joke on reddit. You’re the only one that sounds like an internet nerd with that holier than thou attitude and your ‘ackchyually’ response.
Ta-dow…Ta-dow…How ya like me now!!!
It’s not weird anymore… dude is a fed through and through
Everything changed for Ice Cube when he did Are we There Yet.
Infiltrate the dealers, find the supplier.
What happens when he became the 1%.
Same kinda evolution happened with Dave Chappelle. He stepped away from the comedy that made him great on his comedy network show and started going “HAHAHA DAE TRANS PEOPLE?!”, then complained he’s being cancelled even though all his standup specials are still on Netflix.