{"id":1991373,"date":"2023-08-04T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-team-sponsored-by-disney-donates-50k-to-gop-candidates-pac-very-odd\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T19:06:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T23:06:47","slug":"nba-team-sponsored-by-disney-donates-50k-to-gop-candidates-pac-very-odd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-team-sponsored-by-disney-donates-50k-to-gop-candidates-pac-very-odd\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney-sponsored NBA team donates $50K to GOP candidate&#8217;s PAC, raising eyebrows."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-sponsored-by-disney-donates-50k-to-gop-candidates-pac-very-odd%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=1991373&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>Politics and Basketball Collide: NBA Team Sponsored by Disney Donates $50K\u2063 to GOP Candidate&#8217;s\u200b PAC<\/h2>\n<p>Politics can create some unexpected connections and degrees \u2063of separation. The latest example of this comes from an unlikely source &#8211; the NBA&#8217;s Orlando Magic franchise.<\/p>\n<p>The Magic, often seen as the \u2063&#8221;little brother&#8221; of Florida&#8217;s NBA teams, has become the center of a strange and tangible connection between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>How did this happen? It all started with a political donation. \u200dThe Orlando Magic appears to be the first\u2063 NBA team ever to back \u2064a presidential candidate, contributing $50,000 to Ron DeSantis&#8217;s Super PAC. When asked for clarification, the team&#8217;s \u200bspokesperson declined to comment\u200d publicly on political contributions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Orlando Magic appear to be the first NBA team\u2026 ever? to back \u200ca presidential candidate: $50k to Ron DeSantis\u2019s Super PAC<\/p>\n<p>I asked spox to clarify if donation should instead be attributed to owner Richard DeVos; response was \u201cwe don\u2019t \u2063comment publicly on political contributions\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9B5yuvIUF3\">pic.twitter.com\/9B5yuvIUF3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Alex Shultz (@AlexShultz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexShultz\/status\/1686419345335898114?\">August \u20641, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This revelation \u200bhas sparked controversy, as it is unusual for an organization\u200d to not distance\u200c itself from a \u2064political donation. Political contributions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-closes-season-with-inspire-change-ad-football-is-over-but-systemic-racism-goes-on\/\" title=\"NFL Closes Season With \u2018Inspire Change\u2019 Ad: Football Is Over But \u2018Systemic Racism\u2019 Goes On\">team owners<\/a>, especially\u2064 conservatives, are not new. However, it is surprising that the Magic did not take the opportunity to distance themselves from\u2062 the DeSantis donation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-team-sponsored-by-disney-donates-50k-to-gop-candidates-pac-very-odd\/\" title=\"Disney-sponsored NBA team donates K to GOP candidate's PAC, raising eyebrows.\">team owners dumping money<\/a>\u2062 on presidential candidates (especially conservatives) is not new; in this case, it\u2019s very \u2063odd that, when given the opportunity, the organization isn\u2019t distancing itself from \u2062the DeSantis donation<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Shultz (@AlexShultz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexShultz\/status\/1686420792064548864?\">August\u200b 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, the Orlando Magic&#8217;s donation has directly linked the team and owner Richard DeVos to Ron DeSantis. On the other hand, Disney has\u2062 a longstanding connection with the Magic through the NBA&#8217;s Community Sponsorship program. This partnership includes various corporate agreements and features Disney&#8217;s logo\u200b on Magic jerseys.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that DeSantis and Disney have been engaged in a bitter feud due to the company&#8217;s opposition to the governor&#8217;s past \u2064legislation. However, Team DeSantis recently secured a significant legal victory that could impact Disney&#8217;s\u2063 countermeasures.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to \u2063the Magic, the two entities \u2063are now linked in a way that goes beyond their rivalry. This revelation has triggered an uproar from players, \u200bprompting \u2063the NBA Players\u200d Association \u2062to release a scathing statement. They find it alarming that the Magic made a\u200c political \u200ccontribution given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-investigating-chaplain-who-said-transgender-people-unqualified-to-serve\/\" title=\"Army Investigating Chaplain Who Said Transgender People \u2018Unqualified To Serve\u2019\">recent comments<\/a> and policies of its beneficiary. The statement emphasizes that individual players and\u200b personnel have the right to express their political views, but when contributions are made on behalf of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-vote-to-keep-liz-cheney-in-leadership-reports\/\" title=\"House Republicans Vote To Keep Liz Cheney In Leadership: Reports\">entire team<\/a>, the diverse values and perspectives of staff and players\u2064 should be considered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A statement from the NBPA \u200con the\u200d Orlando Magic\u2019s recent political donations.<\/p>\n<p>Official statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6fmRZCxVzG\">https:\/\/t.co\/6fmRZCxVzG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JQEk0V4Ztl\">pic.twitter.com\/JQEk0V4Ztl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBPA (@TheNBPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNBPA\/status\/1687151620616749056?\">August\u200d 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Magic&#8217;s \u200cdonation does not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-fouls-out-with-attack-on-orlando-magics-donation-to-a-desantis-super-pac\/\" title=\"NBA Criticizes Orlando Magic's Donation to DeSantis Super PAC\">represent player support<\/a> for the recipient,\u2064 according to the NBPA&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that politics and basketball have collided in a surprising way, creating\u2064 a web of connections and controversy. The NBA team sponsored\u200d by Disney has\u200b made a significant donation to a \u2062GOP candidate&#8217;s PAC, leaving \u200bmany questioning the motivations and implications of this decision.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-team-sponsored-disney-donates-50k-gop-candidates-pac-odd\/\">NBA \u2063Team Sponsored by Disney Donates $50K to GOP Candidate&#8217;s PAC: &#8216;Very Odd&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics can create unexpected alliances and divisions. The NBA&#8217;s Orlando Magic, considered the lesser team compared to the Miami Heat, has become an unlikely focal point in this regard. It&#8217;s a peculiar situation that highlights the strange connections and degrees of separation in the world of politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1991374,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1991373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/1991373","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\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1991373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1991373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1991373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1991373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}