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Sometimes an investment means nothing

Mark Cuban doesn't know the name of the pickleball team he bought. So why was it news?

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Eben Novy-Williams
Dec 19, 2025
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Welcome back to Club Sportico, where we break down the intersection of sports and money—with an extra bit of humor and opinion. Today, we’re talking about money that doesn’t matter.

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcast episodes this year, and the most enduring—by far—was Pablo Torre’s debate with Mark Cuban about Steve Ballmer’s alleged salary cap circu…

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