It is a naive illusion that politics and sports do not align in the first place. Any place where such large amounts of money are to be made is implicated. The thin veneer of "neutrality" quickly disappears if one digs a little deeper and researches the power brokers in sport and their alignments. It is easy to find out how many of the team owners - ironically, it seems - donated $$ to Trump's campaign - and there are quite a few.