1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: This is the Bloomberg Business of Sports show, where we 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: explore the big money issues in the world of sports. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: Michael barn And I'm Mike Lynch Scarlett Coop. She's out today, 4 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: she will be back tomorrow. Coming up today. I got 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: a lot to talk about, and let's start with Brooklyn 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: Nets guard Kyrie Irving. He says he is seeing the 7 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: light at the end of the tunnel for New York 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: vaccine requirements lifted, with playoffs on the horizon now. Yesterday, 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: New York Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to lift the 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: city's public sector vaccine mandates next week, but the city 11 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: also has a separate private sector vaccine mandate that would 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: keep Kyrie from playing at Barclay's. Bloomberg's Washington corresponded, Joe 13 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: Matthew spoke to New York City Mayor Eric Adams about 14 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 1: that policy. Let's listen to some of that conversation there. Adams, 15 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: will you revoke the private employer mandate so Kyrie Irving 16 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: can play at the Barclays Center. That's the question we 17 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: hear all all the time. Listen, the mandate's got us here. 18 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: We can instantly get Kyrie to play. Just get that 19 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: shouting arm I got it, you know, and so but no, seriously, 20 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 1: let's I want a championship rain. I'm a Brooklyn Nets 21 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: fan and now I want to win. But let me 22 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: tell you what I want to win the most. I 23 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: want to win for New York. Uh. If we don't 24 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: send the right message, then we're gonna lose as a city. 25 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: And I gotta win for New York City. One individual 26 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: cannot impact the rules for all of us, and so 27 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that he understands the importance of vaccination as 28 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: a major symbol of that this city must recover and 29 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: look as a compassionate capitalist, I believe on this floor 30 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: it's what America is all about. And we need to 31 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: continue to lift up capitalism in a compassionate way that 32 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: everyone can succeed. That's who we are as a country 33 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: and done it. I love being in this country, in 34 00:01:55,880 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: this city. Wow. Well, Lynchie Uh. Bottom line is is 35 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving now going to be full time on the court. Well, 36 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: unless he gets vaccinated, that's not gonna happen by tonight's game. 37 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: Because of this little private sector clause, which means that 38 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: if you perform in person or work to interact with 39 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: the public, you must be vaccinated. And we heard Mayor 40 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: Eric Adams say, sure he can play tonight. All he 41 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: has to do is get that little shot in the arm. 42 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: But that's a big deal to Kyrie Irving. He played Saturday, 43 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: I believe, because that's why I lost my bet. Again. 44 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: I bet that they were playing the Milwaukee Bucks. Yeah again, 45 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: but they were playing in Milwaukee. E there playing the Bucks, 46 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: and I thought the Bucks were going to handle them, 47 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: and the oddsmakers thought they were going to handle them, 48 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: and I placed my little dinky bet and lost. So 49 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: you got. You can't help but to think the impact 50 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: that Kyrie Irving has on the team. Well, he hasn't 51 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: played a home game this year, and the team as 52 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: the Nets that played sixty won games, He's only played 53 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: in fifteen of them. And right now they're battling for 54 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: a playoff position number eight slot in the East with 55 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: some twenty games to go in this season. So I 56 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: don't think Kyrie's gonna budge on getting vaccinated. So if 57 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: he does not get vaccinated, and unless they change this 58 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: private sector clause and remove it, he's not gonna play 59 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: any home games at the Barclay Center. There is another topic, 60 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 1: and it is even more serious than what Kyrie Irving 61 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: is going through. The Czech Republic, they joined Poland and 62 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: Sweden in refusing to play Russia in the twenty two 63 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: World Cup playoffs. Now this is on top of FIFA 64 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: saying to Russia and the team is like, all right, 65 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: we're not gonna ban you at least for now, but 66 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: you cannot waive the Russian flag. Uh, nor can you 67 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: have fans at the stadium. But Poland said, look that's 68 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: not enough, and if we have to face them in 69 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: the playoffs, we're not going to play. Yeah, this is 70 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: not surprising. One by one, different sports are refusing to 71 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: play against the Russian team or in any competition that 72 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: is scheduled to be held inside of Russia. F One 73 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: has a Grand Prix scheduled in Sochi. They have canceled that. Uh. 74 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: The International Judo Federation has suspended of Vladimir Putin as 75 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: their honorary president. Um. If you want to really get 76 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: to Vladimir Putin, cancel hockey. That's his favorite sport that 77 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: will get his attention. But one by one, it's no 78 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: surprise that all the European countries are aligned with Ukraine 79 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: and and and speaking out against injustice. This invasion in 80 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: Ukraine has really impacted so many impacts. I mean, obviously 81 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: the human life aspect of it, that's obvious, but on 82 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: another aspect, sports itself and all of this against Russia. 83 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: It is Uh, it's interesting to see how this has 84 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: impacted Russia itself, and more of an impact than back 85 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty when Jimmy Carter refused to let the 86 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: United States participate in the Moscow Summer Games after the 87 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan. That that had little impact. 88 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: This seems to have a much greater impact, probably because 89 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: it's easier to find news with all the instruments where 90 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: we have been holding in our hands. Right now, Um, 91 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: it's a word spreads swiftly, and this is much more 92 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: action and much more social activity going on right now. 93 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 1: And the invasion of Ukraine as opposed to the invasion 94 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: of Afghanistan in nineteen eighty. There is another topic and 95 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: it involves Phil Nicholson again, and those Saudi Arabia competing 96 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: tour comments continue to bite an American Express. They have 97 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: said now that the PGA tour will no longer have 98 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: Nicholson to serve as host at their event. That's a 99 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: big one because that's Nicholson's charitable foundation that's played the 100 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 1: American Express one in Lakin to California. This goes on 101 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: top of workday, kpmg amstell Light and even Callaway, who 102 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: was all over every he uses Callaway Balls Clubs carries 103 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: the bag. They have put a pause, hit the pause 104 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: button on their relationship with Phil Phil Mickelson. And I'm 105 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 1: looking at the long term picture right here. Um, you know, 106 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: this guy has made enough money he made He has 107 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: made ninety five million dollars in prize money so far 108 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: on the tour. He makes about forty two million dollars 109 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 1: a year in endorsement. Before these sponsors uh disassociated themselves 110 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: with him. But you know he had a shot of 111 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: being a Ryder Cup captain. He's a very personable guy. 112 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: I would think that any one of the networks would 113 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: like to gobble him up to sit next to Dan 114 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: Hicks or to sit next to Jim Nance. And I 115 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: don't know if if he's radioactive right now and people 116 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: just don't want have anything to do with him and 117 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: get near him right now, he's definitely radioactive so to speak. Uh, 118 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: it but it brings up the point, like you said, 119 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: if this cools down, Uh, can he continue on? And 120 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: and we see him back as the old Phil Mickelson 121 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: lefty that we used to see him as. Yeah, what 122 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: kind of reception will he get from the crowds as 123 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: he walks up towards a green when there's a big 124 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: grand stand up there. Will they be booing him? Will 125 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: it be applauding him? Right now, he's got a lot 126 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: of riffs going on. He's got one going on with 127 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: his fellow players on the tour who have spoken out 128 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: against him, Rory McIlroy, he's got it going against j Monaghan, 129 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: the commissioner of the p g A tour. And right 130 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: now this guy is on an island by himself because 131 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: he has been one of the most likable guys, especially 132 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: after he won the p g A last year, and 133 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: now he's on an island all by himself. Well, this 134 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: at this really crashed and burned those famous one on 135 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: one tournaments, the one you know with Tigger and Phil. 136 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: But that has really brought this to a halt with 137 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: those comments right now and again, Uh, we'll see if 138 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: the public will say, all right, Phil, I hope you 139 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: learn your lesson. Let's go back and do your one 140 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,239 Speaker 1: and one things. Uh and we'll watch you again. Because 141 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: there was a lot of money in that too. Left me. Yeah, 142 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: there was. That's a big money and also it's a 143 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: big charity event. Uh And and Nicholson is great on 144 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: that thing. He basically ran the show in terms of 145 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: being the commentating and people talking to him. He had 146 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: the earpiece in his ear and all the guys were wired, 147 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: but he was the best of the four, just sort 148 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: of digging the other guys and you know, needling everybody. 149 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: And he had a good sense of humor and he 150 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: could say, this guy is gonna be great in the 151 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: broadcast booths someday. And has what his comments about Saudi 152 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: Arabia on the PGA tour, has that put an end 153 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: to any possibility of him being an analyst someday. I'm 154 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 1: gonna bring up a happier note just real quick. Oh, 155 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: Jackie Robinson's nineteen forty seven debut tickets to sold for 156 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: a record four hundred eighty thousand dollars uh in in 157 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: an auction. Now. I bring this up because and I 158 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: just found this out over the weekend and I was 159 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: cleaning through some boxes. I've found a box from my 160 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: my aunt, God rest your soul. She she passed, and 161 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: she gave me, you know, her box and stuff of 162 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: you know stuff in there. In that box there were 163 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: two ticket stubs to nineteen for the Detroit Tigers. At 164 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: it wasn't even it was Briggs Stadium back then, I believe. 165 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: And and now I'm like, I'm wondering how much are 166 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: those ticket stuffs. I got to see who was playing 167 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 1: first of all, because I got so excited, like, oh 168 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: my god, oh my god, oh my gun. And then 169 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: my wife called me to dinner. And then now I 170 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: gotta go back and look at them again. But it's 171 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: amazing how those collectibles are picking up steam. You know, 172 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: first it was baseball cards that it was the this 173 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: is all happening during COVID, by the way, when everyone 174 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: was home with nothing to do and they were just 175 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: cleaning out things in the basement, in the garage, in 176 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 1: the attic. It was baseball cards, and then autographs. Now 177 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: ticket stubbs is are the latest thing. They are the rage. 178 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: It was a Michael Jordan's uh first game when he 179 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: played eighty four, I think it was that was worth 180 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: four hundred and sixty eight thousand dollars and the Robinson 181 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: one eighty thousand dollars. I have the one thing that I 182 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: I did not throw away all my dad didn't throw away. 183 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: When I was he caught me not doing my homework. 184 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: I went, I still have my ticket stuff from the 185 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 1: game seven of the nineteen sixty seven World Series Bob 186 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: Gibson and the Cardinals against Khaliastremski's Boston Red Sox. We 187 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 1: sat in the grandstand up behind home plate. Face value 188 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: of that ticket eight dollars. Wow, I wonder how much 189 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: that's worth now. I don't know. Every make me an offer. 190 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: People make me an offer. 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