If Colin Kaepernick Played in the NBA: Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Had an Honest Yet Polarizing Opinion on Colin Kaepernick

The exit of Colin Kaepernick from the NFL raised many questions. Some were in favor of what Kap stood for. Others thought that Kaepernick’s actions weren’t appropriate.

As a result, no team wanted to take the risk of reintroducing Kaepernick into the league. In 2017, Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks’ owner, spoke about it. He believed that Kap’s situation would have been handled differently in the NBA than it was in the NFL.

Mark Cuban said, “I don’t know what his status is in the NFL, but I’m glad the NBA doesn’t have a politician litmus test for our players. I’d like to think we encourage our players to exercise their constitutional rights.”

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Things in the NBA are different from what they are in the NFL. We have seen many superstars of the NBA like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James use their popularity to highlight the issues in their country. Probably because the NBA stars are more of a global icon than NFL players, they are bound to act on the causes that need help.

Colin Kaepernick has been long gone from the NFL

Colin Kaepernick last played a game in the NFL in 2016. In 2017, he became a free agent after spending the entirety of his career with the San Francisco 49ers. Since then, he has been out of the league.

No team has shown serious interest in getting him. It could be because of multiple things. Maybe Kaepernick isn’t good anymore. Or, teams are just avoiding being in the middle of controversies by signing him.

Recently, Kaepernick worked out with the Las Vegas Raiders, but to no avail. He is still continuing to work on himself. Kaepernick isn’t closing out on the dream of returning to the NFL one day.

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