The Donald Sterling Thread

[jjs07]

Saw that, loved how he also brought up the "Stop judging the players" narrative, which honestly hasnt been said enough.

I'm not judging them, but I don't feel sympathetic towards them.

*As awful of a person Sterling is, he's gonna fight it. It's gonna be interesting to see how all of this plays out.

 

[rell826]

Funny how no one is talking about him using racism in Israel to justify treating minorities the way he does.

 

[menacin methods]

Honestly he has no choice.

Can't wait for this press conference

When is it?

halftime of the clippers and warriors game

it will be like one of those WWF annouments

Funny how no one is talking about him using racism in Israel to justify treating minorities the way he does.

I just repped you bro.

 

[wj4]

2 pm EST

What websites, if any, will broadcast? Trying to see if I can catch at work. Thanks.

 

[ricardo malta]

The problem with ousting Sterling is that you get the feeling his backlash might not be worth the headache for the league.

Guarantee he'll fight it in court till the day one of his Thots poisons him in his sleep. He's definitely not laying down and just taking whatever punishment is given.

From a principle standpoint the NBA should combat whatever rebuttal Sterling puts up but from an image and effort standpoint, I feel it's going to get dragged out and hurt the league.

 

[pmatic]

2 pm EST

What websites, if any, will broadcast? Trying to see if I can catch at work. Thanks.

NBA.com/live1 usually carries events like this.

 

[jjs07]

Alex Kennedy ‏@AlexKennedyNBA 2m

TMZ reports that the NBA will suspend Donald Sterling indefinitely and fine him $5 million. He won't be forced to sell team.

 

[big j 33]

TMZ reporting he'll be indefinitely suspended and possibly fined 5 million.

We'll find out soon.. but I never thought he'd be forced to sell or all the players would be free agents (wishful thinking by other team's fans). And I imagine they knew trying to take the team away from Sterling would be insanely costly and result in years of lawsuits.

 

[everysingletime]

I figured it was going to be a slap on the wrist punishment.

 

[Chester McFloppy]

What does suspending an owner entail?

 

[rck3sactown]

If Sterling still owns the Clips, just relegate them to the D-League.

Let Sterling and his franchise live in the dark ages.

 

[shoeking2101]

What does suspending an owner entail?

 

[worldbeefreeg]

Making him sell the team would be nearly impossible legally but he is going to be advised to do so cause not a single sole is going to want to play for his team after the contracts are up.

 

[shoeking2101]

Making him sell the team would be nearly impossible legally but he is going to be advised to do so cause not a single sole is going to want to play for his team after the contracts are up.

This

 

[jthagreat]

Hope Sterling actually sells the team and the buyer moves it to Seattle

Seattle crossed my mind as well.

Sucks for reall Clipper fans tho if that occurred.

 

[franco23x]

Can they technically take him out of the league and put a new team in place?

 

[100027]

Sounds like a slap on the wrist to me.

 

[scotthallwithapick]

What does suspending an owner entail?

He has to watch the games from his mansion eating shrimp with his shirt off.

 

[toolazy21]

Dudes been a well known racist and he's still gotten players to play/re-sign there, Next year they'll still get older role players to sign there and he's still going to roll out a team just like he has for the past 30 years. Plus they still have CP3/Blake/DeAndre still under contract for 3-4 years

 

[Chester McFloppy]

What does suspending an owner entail?

He has to watch the games from his mansion eating shrimp with his shirt off.

That's what I thought. $5 million dollar fine for a guy worth $1.9 billion, too?

I hope there's more to it than that.

 

[truballa101]

I think they will be streaming the press conference on ESPN Radio:
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/newyork/play?s=nyc

 

[nick.]

@SportsComedy_: SOURCE: Early indications are that Adam Silver and the NBA will punish Donald Sterling by making the Clippers trade for Roy Hibbert.

 

[shoeking2101]

He has to watch the games from his mansion eating shrimp with his shirt off.

 

[dman14]

He has to watch the games from his mansion eating shrimp with his shirt off.

while having some chick suck his toes, just cause he can

5M fine? what a joke

 

[gotjz]

America loves to turn on it's own if it may cost them money. Donald Sterling has only voiced his opinions in PRIVATE that most people have whether they believe it or not. Whether it's consciously known or simply exists within the subconscious of many people; not only in America, but in the world. All of this goes into the same pot that has been brewing since the "birth" of this country. Look at the number of billionaires, millionaires, upper class ppl, etc in regards to the ratios of white vs. Black. Does that fact not say the same exact thing Sterling was voicing? Or is it just that Black ppl haven't been smart enough or are too lazy to make it to those ranks? Look at all these shows, like basketball wives and other garbage. Look at the glorification of strippers from my "black" community. Don't be up in arms over anything. You didn't complain when your natural hair was deemed unprofessional, so don't be mad when a highly successful (in regards to money acquired through business ventures) "professional" views everything associated with Blacks undesirable. Don't be up in arms over someone making comments like this when a public trial free'd a man who killed an unarmed Black teen. All of this is silly.

Should he be condemned for his opinions? Only if we condemn the infrastrucure, establishment, laws, protocols, propaganda, history, etc of the entire country that very understandably breeds the opinions of Sterling.

It's like raising a kid with wolves and then you get angry at him because one of his private howling sessions became public. Insane.