{"id":1989016,"date":"2023-08-02T17:35:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-team-makes-big-donation-to-pro-desantis-pac\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T17:36:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:36:33","slug":"nba-team-makes-big-donation-to-pro-desantis-pac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-team-makes-big-donation-to-pro-desantis-pac\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA team generously supports pro-DeSantis PAC."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-team-makes-big-donation-to-pro-desantis-pac%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1989016&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u2063Orlando Magic&#8217;s Controversial\u200b Political Donation<\/h2>\n<p>The Orlando \u2063Magic, an NBA team based in Orlando, Florida, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-claims-liz-cheney-could-beat-up-matt-gaetz-with-one-hand-tied-behind-her-back\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Claims Liz Cheney Could Beat Up Matt Gaetz \u2018With One Hand Tied Behind Her Back\u2019\">recently made headlines<\/a>\u200d with a significant political donation. According to Federal Election Commission filings, the\u2062 team donated $50,000 to Never Back \u2063Down, a \u2062political action committee supporting Governor Ron \u200bDeSantis&#8217;s presidential run.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Possibly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-team-makes-big-donation-to-pro-desantis-pac\/\" title=\"NBA team generously supports pro-DeSantis PAC.\">largest political donation attributed<\/a> to an NBA organization,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This generous contribution\u2063 has \u200bsparked both\u2063 praise and criticism, drawing attention to the team&#8217;s ties to \u2064the governor and the controversial issues surrounding \u2062the\u200c donation.<\/p>\n<h3>A\u2063 Close Connection<\/h3>\n<p>The Orlando Magic \u200bis owned\u2064 by RDV Sports, Inc., a company founded \u200dby the late Amway billionaire Richard DeVos. The team&#8217;s chairman, Dan DeVos, is the brother-in-law of\u200d former President Donald Trump&#8217;s secretary of education,\u200b Betsy DeVos. \u2064This familial connection adds an intriguing \u200dlayer to the story.<\/p>\n<h3>A Clash with Disney<\/h3>\n<p>Adding to \u200cthe complexity, the NBA team \u200dis sponsored by Disney, another prominent Orlando-based company. However, Disney and Governor DeSantis \u200dhave been at odds over Florida&#8217;s Parental Rights in Education Bill. This law has sparked controversy as it bans classroom \u2062instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity for \u2063young students. Disney has been vocal \u2062in its\u2063 opposition to the bill, leading to a strained relationship with the governor.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, DeSantis\u200d signed a bill last year revoking \u2063the special \u2063status of Reedy Creek Improvement District, the governing district of \u2064Walt Disney\u200b World. The governor has also abolished the district&#8217;s diversity, equity,\u200d and inclusion programs, further\u200d exacerbating\u2064 tensions.<\/p>\n<h3>A Heated\u2064 Exchange<\/h3>\n<p>Recently, Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Governor DeSantis over the state&#8217;s guidelines on \u2063teaching the African American experience. In response, DeSantis invited Harris to a debate, \u200daccusing her of &#8220;maligning&#8221; \u2063his \u2062state. However, \u2063Harris rejected his offer, escalating the confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>These controversies have not gone unnoticed by the public and other NBA players. New Orleans Pelicans\u2064 forward Larry Nance Jr. criticized the\u200d Orlando\u200d Magic&#8217;s management for\u200c supporting a man who\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-marjorie-taylor-greene-say-we-all-want-earth-to-be-the-best-planet-in-the-world\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Say, \u2018We All Want Earth To Be The Best Planet In The World\u2019?\">made controversial statements<\/a> about the benefits of \u200bslavery.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;So the @OrlandoMagic, who have a majority black roster, a black head coach, and a black GM, decided it was a good idea to support a man that claims that slavery\u200d had personal benefits for the enslaved?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-democratic-politician-and-activist-announces-switch-to-republican-party-ive-had-enough\/\" title=\"Veteran Democrat Politician and Activist Switches to GOP: 'I'm Done'\">political \u2063landscape continues<\/a> to evolve, the Orlando Magic&#8217;s donation and its implications will undoubtedly remain a topic of discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click\u200b here to read\u200c more from The\u200b Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA team, Orlando Magic, made a $50,000 donation to Never Back Down, a political action committee backing Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217;s (R-FL) presidential campaign. This contribution is believed to be the biggest ever made by an NBA organization, as stated by SFGATE politics editor Alex Shultz. In other news, former President Donald Trump has been indicted for the third time in Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1989017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1989016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1989016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1989017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1989016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1989016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1989016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}