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Mike, this is an email that I sent Mark after I heard about Josh. Mark, I have been a huge Mavs fan since you purchased the team. I think you have taken a horrible team and made it respectable. I want you to know that as of today I can't support the team any longer until you get rid -of that racist, un-American Josh Howard. As a former Marine, I would fight till the death to defend the free speech that Josh enjoys. But as a former Marine, I cant put any support behind a team who has someone who can be as disrespectful to our country, our national anthem, and someone who justifies his ignorance based on his skin color. I was not aware that black people were not patriotic as Josh insinuates in his coments. I have some Marine brothers who are black and I can assure you that they would bitch slap Josh for making such ignorant comments. I will be sending this message to every veteran I know and every person I know who cares enough about our country not to disrespect the flag and the national anthem. Shame on Josh and shame on you if you don't react to this with more then just a "talking to". I understand that you had a conversation with him and I appreciate that, but this act is unexceptable and unforgiveable. If Josh stays on your team I will assure you that you lost at least one fan.

Thanks for the feed back guys. I'd love to hear Howard try to explain this. Something tells me we wont' get the chance

If Mark Cuban allows j. howard to continue with this team, they've lost my support also. That may be the only thing they understand,,,,.....

Howard will have some sort of an apology (prepared for him by his manager/lawyer) that goes something like this, "I first want to apologize for my remarks regarding the anthem. I was joking with friends and did not realize my remarks would be aired. I love this country and the opportunities given to me and again, I apologize to anyone I may have offended."

Standard cut and paste apology to "those I may have offended" rather than i'm sorry for ever saying it.

What's messed up is this young man has been given opportunities and made millions of dollars that he would not have were he born in another country. A respect for the flag and anthem is not too much to ask. But, as shown by his past actions, he'll continue being Josh Howard until one day he'll realize what an idiot he's been.

Cuban lost any support I had when he made that movie.Until he publicly apologizes for that,this with Howard will have to wait.Dallas has no basketball team until then.

josh howard and mark cuban are in the same boat.

The dallas mavericks would be better off without either one of these knuckleheads.

cuban throws a fit just like a little baby when he does not get his way.

josh howard needs to go live in a radicle muslem or communist country. His act of disgracing the National Anthem slaps all the Service Men and Women who have given their lives for this country or have served or are serving this great country.

There are good people in the dallas maverick organization other than the cuban and josh howard so to them I apologize when I say I AM NO LONGER A dallas maverick FAN!

mark cuban and josh howard can kiss me between my back pants pockets!

If you believe it then say it. cool

the gift of instant judgement, what about Howards 'gift" of instant extemporanus thought.

Mike you might be jaded/influeneced because of the conflict of interest that is presented to you by a Josh Howard.

YOu have to face this guy and Cuban so any negative judgement on your part towards him could cause an issue with access.

It is becoming increasingly more important to stand behind our nation as we are becoming more alone in the world. I am disappointed that anyone who calls America home would disrespect our flag or anthem. Howard is just another person without respect for our nation.

Would any of you say what he said even if you thought no one else would know you said it? I doubt any of us would.

Not much mention of Howard saying Obama 08 during his trash talk

I don't know why I care, I quit watching the Mavs when Cuban made that movie. Howard fits into the stereotype of ingrate thug atheletes. You're in the public spotlight, deal with it. You make millions. If you don't want the spotlight, stop taking the millions they pay you and go get a job elsewhere. There are enough athletes that gladly use the spotlight to do good - Josh Hamilton, Roy Williams, etc.

And what would happen, Mike, if you said something to the effect of you wouldn't sing the national anthem because there were black people around, go [insert white politician] '08? You'd be fired instantly. There's a double standard out there.