San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich
At a press conference the other day, San Antonio Spurs coach, Gregg Popovich said, "America is an embarrassment in the world."
He had a 1st Amendment right to say that.
Of course speech/expression does come with consequences.
A Marine Vet who owns a large construction company was so incensed that he immediately returned $2 million in Holt-Cat equipment. The Spurs CEO owns and runs the large construction vehicle manufacturer: Holt-Cat.
That company owner then posted this; “After hearing Greg Popovich say that this country is an embarrassment, I finally decided enough was enough with the Spurs Organization. As a project manager for one of the largest excavation companies in Texas, I’m pretty sure I just ruined the Holt-Cat salesman’s day when I told him we were returning all of our rental and lease equipment until Popovich decides to apologize. I also have many contacts that are stopping operations with Holt-Cat. It’s probably not the best idea to piss off an entire industry that you rely upon to pay your players and coaches salaries.”
BOTH Popovich and the Marine Vet have a 1st Amendment right to free expression...and both utilized it.
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