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He's Israeli bro, not Indian.
Same thing.... Not really lol
Leaked audio of Donald Sterling telling his girlfriend "Don't bring black people to my games"
Same thing.... Not really lol
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Idiotic to throw away a chance at a title because of all this.
Dudes trying to make a stance like they're Jesse Owens or Jackie Robinson. Give me a break. Those dudes went through legit racist hardship. These are millionaires who didnt give 2 ish about this a week ago.
You've a very good point.
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My view on this topic is that this is the world we live in, and we grow softer as time flies by. Think if something like this happened in the 60's during the civil rights movement, I''m pretty sure there would have been boycotts and protests. No game would have been played. The fact that the Clippers players are even playing is just outrageous to me. I understand that they need to feed their families, etc. They make MILLIONS. I'm sure they can live comfortably missing a game check or two in order to do what's right. This is really a slap in the face to the players in my opinion. If any of your bosses said something just as racist, would you still work for him? I doubt it. It's a shame that turning a warm up jersey inside out and wearing a black wristband is considered protesting nowadays. I know their are plenty of people who share similar views as Sterling in the world, and in the NBA world, but now that it's been made public drastic measures need to be taken. However, that won't be the case. The only thing they can do is suspend him and fine him only up to 1 Mil, which he'll probably make back if the Clips make it to the next round. In the end, how do you punish a billionaire? Are we really at a point to where money is above justice? Granted, it's nothing new, but this is just too blatant. This ranks in the #2 slot of black eyes for the country. #1 to me, is that kid who killed 4 people, but was literally "to rich to know right from wrong".
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I'll tell you where Benjamin Ballington screwed up. His "**** Donald" shirt, while a gesture of support, became all about him. Why do I say this? The second he made it known on FB, IG, or Twitter (can't remember which one) about what he was going to do at the game, thousands of people became aware of his plans. If he had been more subtle, he would have gotten away with it. Ben is a well-known person and should have kept his plans to himself. Can you imagine the scene on ESPN/TNT the second they panned the Clippers bench and you see a dude wearing the "**** Donald" T right behind it? That would be MORE of an egg on the face of the Clippers franchise had this happen. Trust me, I get why he wanted to do it...but he would have been much better served keeping his plans close to the vest.
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Is this not ban worthy?
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Probably not ban worthy, just incredibly ignorant. But foreal though, why dudes always trying to get each other banned, like just leave that crap for mods/admins to settle.
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Someone should link Bomani to the secret society. We could use his views and intelligence in all these race threads
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How exactly will them not playing hinder their careers? Most of them have already made a healthy chunk of change and if they never play another game for the clippers, they'll certainly be picked up by another team and continue to make good money. These dudes are far from just getting by, they could realistically sit for years and do just fine granted they aren't pissing their money away. I don't even see the league penalizing the players due to the extreme circumstances surrounding the situation. It would be a pr nightmare on their behalf.
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Just heard part of what Bomani said. Absolutely floored. He nailed it.
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Davis stern knew what kind of bigot he was and the league didn't do anything about it, sterling has been doing racist practices now forever and stern didn't seem to care but when the dress code came into play he changed that asap
It's crazy looking back at the things those in the civil rights movement risked and gave up in order to prove a point.
The Clippers aren't scrubs, they're all solid, young players with chances to win a title as soon as next year. Sitting out these games to show that human rights is more important than a game or a check shouldn't be a problem, it would be a great statement in contrast to the money first, rights second society were in. Every minute they play on the court, Sterling continues to win, no matter how they try and spin it.
The Clippers aren't scrubs, they're all solid, young players with chances to win a title as soon as next year. Sitting out these games to show that human rights is more important than a game or a check shouldn't be a problem, it would be a great statement in contrast to the money first, rights second society were in. Every minute they play on the court, Sterling continues to win, no matter how they try and spin it.
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This is worth the read for sure.
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that's basically it right there.
people can flip it as many different ways as they want.
they got enough money to say dignity > a check
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Where was David Stern and the rest of the owner's when Sterling was pulling this crap in the past?
It's like they swept it under the rug until hard evidence leaked.
Reminds me of the whole Sandusky scandal. Turn the other until cheek until the public forces action. Pathetic.
It's like they swept it under the rug until hard evidence leaked.
Reminds me of the whole Sandusky scandal. Turn the other until cheek until the public forces action. Pathetic.
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Cuttino look terrible for a 39 year old.
How do you get grey hairs all over at 39?
How do you get grey hairs all over at 39?
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I just can't compare what happened during the civil rights movement to this situation at hand. Two different times, different mindframes, different situations, IMO.
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It's Superb though, at some point it becomes discrimination of those not as bright.
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No you're completely right. It's idiotic to compare the situations.
What the clippers players are doing reminds me of a scene on the Simpsons.
Moe: "I don't need your stinkin money!"
*folds check nicely, places check in shirt pocket*
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Doc isn't sure if he's returning to the Clips next season
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/doc-ri...d-meeting-with-donald-sterling-222221846.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/doc-ri...d-meeting-with-donald-sterling-222221846.html
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Glad I read the whole article, cause with just that excerpt posted, Kareem was basically giving that deflecting the real issue point of view. But the actual article is on point.
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So, how do you learn from the past? The past is suppose to gauge the actions of the future. What we should have learned from the civil right movement is that if we band together we can get things done. That's why earlier in this thread I mentioned rosa parks. That was an isloated event that black people chose changed the future. I see this current event can be somewhat the same. So I can tell the young kids that this is how you stand up for your rights. So far I can't do that. Do you know how cool it would have been if every (black) player sat out their game. Just to demonstrate that they are united. Do you know what kind of message that would have taught the younger generation. That's just a pipe dream tho.
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I feel like something should've been done a long time ago with Sterling and his previous actions but just because it wasn't that doesn't mean that this isn't a big deal. Something needs to be done period.
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Doc was sure that he wanted a trade to LA last year. This is exactly why I don't have much sympathy for him or other guys on the team.
Bomani hit the nail on the head.
