According to research by HoopsHype.com, the largest individual donation was $15,000 (to the Romney campaign) by Michael Gearon of the Atlanta Hawks? ownership group.
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey donated $8,500 to the Romney campaign (outspending his colleague in Boston, Danny Ainge, by $6,000), and $7,500 Romney donations were made by Pat Riley (Miami Heat president), Herb Simon (Indiana Pacers owner), and Thunder minority owner Aubrey McClendon, who donated $2,500 more than principle Oklahoma City owner Clay Bennett.
Among Obama supporters, Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich donated $5,000 apiece, as did players Baron Davis, Vince Carter and Grant Hill.
Another notable Obama supporter is NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver, who donated $2,000. Among owners, Ted Leonsis of the Washington Wizards donated $5,500, and Philadelphia 76ers CEO Adam Aron went into his wallet for $5,000 for the Obama campaign.
A full list of NBA personnel who have donated to presidential candidates can be found here on the HoopsHype site.
Interestingly, from a journalistic perspective, the story of who is giving away their money to presidential candidates was broken overseas with data culled from OpenSecrets.org.?HoopsHype is not run by an American, but by a Spaniard living in Madrid. (Full disclosure: HoopsHype.com and SheridanHoops.com are both affiliated with the USAToday Publishing Group.)
?I was reading news about NBA players taking part in Barack Obama fundraisers, so I thought it would be interesting to know which guys were putting their wallet where their mouth is,? said Jorge Sierra, HoopsHype?s editor-in-chief. ?Not hard to find since the donations are for the world to see online.
?So far, very little money has gone from the players? pockets to the campaigns. I was surprised by the amounts the NBA owners are donating, though. It?s not just the presidential candidates, but many other politicians running for office. And that?s not counting the PACs.?
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