[NBA Gossip] Donald Sterling Hates the Blacks, Including Magic

You're probably right. Possibly a year suspension + $1 million fine. Mark Cuban was hit with a $500,000 fine before. The biggest loss for DS is his sponsors leaving him. That's a huge hit to his bottom line. Also, for someone who cares so much about what other people think, his reputation is forever destroyed.

 

Man I dont but I can see I don't have time for that. I see he can't provide any evidence of his claims so he's just here to argue just for the sake of it.

I think that last post effectively ended our conversation

 

I just listened to Cuban's comments. He was spot-on.

 

Must have struck a nerve.... Don't troll so hard. I get that it is your schtick, you wanna derail, and host a pity party for your cause. Take it to the D&D with the other trolls.

The reason there is no furor over Chris Paul is the same reason there was no public furor over Donald Sterling's illustrious history of racism and misogyny until now: there was no recording. There were court transcripts. There were depositions. There were lawsuits. But there wasn't a saucy recording that TMZ could pimp until now. It's not rocket science.

Abdul-Jabbar put it best.

 

Just trade all the Black players from LA to our Rockets white players.

 

What did he say?

 

About 5 times in a row, its a slipery slope lol

Slipery slope taking a guy out of the league over comments privately made in his home and recorded without him knowing

..and there is no place for racism in the league blah blah

 

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Does the NBA have its own constitution??? All this talk about forcing an owner to leave or sell, is that not unconstitutional according to US law?

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-nba-could-deliver-knockout-blow-to-donald-sterling-093958859.html

 

Why didn't you quote the first part of the article where Woj says Sterling is not going to sell, is probably reveling in this attention and loves litigation. Woj claims that Stern feared Sterling in the past, believing that Sterling would love to tie the NBA up in courts for years and destroy the franchise in the process.

 

Yeah, no way in hell does Sterling sell. Remove all his sponsors and good players and they become what, the Clippers of old?

 

The league is a business venture owned by the 30 teams and governed by the contracts among them. The owners can run the league however they want as long as they do it in accordance with the contract.

The NBA is not a governmental entity so there is no First Amendment free speech protection issues. The NBA is a business and those who run the business will and have the right to (as long as they do it within contractural limits) do what they can to maximize the profitability of the business. And Sterling is hurting profitability right now so they will do what they can to get rid of him.

Sterling may not be the only morally questionable guy in the NBA or even the worst guy. Having racially biased attitudes toward black people also may not be the worst thing he does depending on you weigh racial bias against, say, adultery. He just happens to have said the thing that offended a ton of people, including many among the NBA's target consumers and the consumers for goods and services offered by its sponsors (and it's not just black people, but also many others who are bothered by Sterling's attitude).

It's just business.

 

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.587823

 

The more I see this seep out into mainstream media to more it pisses me off. The NBA is having the best start of the playoffs EVER and this is the one thing that catches headlines.

It also sucks losing Dr. Ramsay and not having that get it's due.

 

It sounded to me like Cuban and Alexander both were setting up excuses for inaction. They're setting expectations that the NBA can't do the straight-forward thing of simply voting him out. Then whatever lesser action is taken can be characterized as sanctions designed to force him to sell. But if he doesn't sell after all, well, they tried.

Also, owners should not discuss this in public. Players and coaches, fine. It hurts their own employers, but it's an important subject, so I think some leeway to talk is appropriate. Owners can do their talking at the Board of Governors and let their sanctions send their message. It seems in poor taste for owners to give their own opinions apart from what the league decides to do.

 

The news media goes for what maximizes viewership, and it is often the sensational stuff that does it, especially when it comes with juicy videos or audios.


Why do you think local news always show police car chases and send a reporter out whenever there is bad weather to stand in the middle of wind and rain? Audience love those. And Donald Sterling is a high speed police chase now, with many audience members (include people discussing the issue here) waiting for the crash.

 

just an old white rich bigot that has embarrassed the league. I just hope that the punishment is harsh enough that it makes him take notice.

 

Don't get me wrong, I agree with you, thats what I got from hearing Cuban which he's only worried about his own behind it seems like. Not that he agrees with Sterling but he seems more worried about future behavior consequences than what needs to really be done. Guy has a weak stomach

 

I think the Owners don't really have a choice. They pretty much have to take a public stance or be labeled as complicit through silence. I'm sure that NBA and individual team sponsors are demanding it. No Sponsor wants to be within 100 miles Sterling and the Clippers, so if you're a sponsor for another team you want it made absolutely and unequivocally clear that what's happening with Sterling is an isolated incident and not endemic to the NBA.

In terms of risk, condemning a racist is pretty low risk. There aren't many people who are going to leap to defend the view points of a racist.

Also, when an owner with racist views successfully manages to retain their ownership as long as Donald Sterling, it creates the potential for deep suspicion of the Ownership by the players. There's already going to be an undercurrent of suspicion of the NBA Owners being a old white guy's club. Silence would merely confirm those suspicions in the players' minds and plant the seeds for even more hostility the next time the CBA comes around for negotiation.

There would also be the image of hypocrisy given that players and NBA employees are held to strict conduct rules in terms of dress, public language, criticism of the officials, etc. To NOT come out and lambaste Sterling would strike a very odd note to the players, management and fans.

So in business terms it's completely appropriate and most likely expected for the Owners to speak. This thing is large enough in the public consciousness now that even general NBA sponsors who don't sponsor the Clippers specifically are condemning Sterling. Anheuser-Busch doesn't spend a dime on the Clippers, and they came out with a statement condemning Sterling.

Sterling's comments have created a radioactive environment, and nobody wants to be the guy without a radiation suit.