LIV Golf was just the beginning! Parent company of Wizards, Capitals and Mystics makes deal with Qatari Wealth Fund!; Arizona Diamondbacks latest team to be dropped by Diamond! (Episode 843)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Sports, Baseball, Business

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘sovereign fund’ as in LIV Golf as in Saudi Arabia as in Qatari Wealth Fund as in Washington Wizards as in Washington Mystics as in Washington Capitals. Foreign money is here. Just like it came for European soccer. What does it mean? (16:10) Mike Dunleavy Jr first move was to trade away Jordan Poole. And it’s what he said a few days ago that we need to talk about. (18:10) Diamond Sports Group announced yesterday that it is seeking approval to ditch the Arizona Diamondbacks TV deal. Uh oh. (28:00) Review: Working - What We Do All Day. (33:40) The MLB London Series is here. Why is it happening? What is the big deal surrounding European games? (40:30) NPPOD. (43:50) Tampa Bay Rays have benched Wander Franco. Why? Have an incredible weekend everyone! Try and get some fresh air! I'll do that after binge watching The Bear Season 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sovereign Fund is the nothing personal word of the day for the final show of the week ending
0:22.0	June 2323.
0:25.7	Sovereign Fund we have talked about.
0:28.1	There's an hour with John Skipper that will be released today on the Levitard Network.
0:33.6	And we're live, of course, 10 seconds before the red light went on.
0:37.3	I was having a coffee and attack.
0:39.2	So you may see my eyes tearing.
0:40.6	I was trying to wipe them if you're watching this live on nothing personal with David
0:44.6	Samson.
0:46.0	Sovereign Fund, what does that mean?
0:49.4	That's a whole bunch of money that is invested by people who got the money from oil, from
0:58.8	various other business interests and places where they may not value human rights the way
1:03.8	we try to in the US.
1:07.6	We've called it sports washing.
1:10.5	Many people have.
1:12.6	The NBA decided last year that they were going to allow sovereign wealth funds to invest
1:19.0	in NBA teams, but it was quiet.
1:21.7	Hush hush.
1:22.7	And I told you in an absolute, prescient way to see, I don't remember when it was or what
1:28.9	show it was on.
1:29.9	I don't think it was an official way to see.
1:31.5	It was prescient that there will be maybe it's what's coming out today with Skipper.
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