Thunderdome 2015 » Printable Version of Topic

Forum: Internet Links
Topic: Donald Sterling
started by: Leisher

Posted by Leisher on Apr. 26 2014,09:29

He's the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, which is a professional basketball team.

He is dating a young woman who is half-black and half-Mexican, and this is despite him being married.

< He also apparently doesn't like black people. >

And it seems like she can fuck whomever she wants as long as she doesn't promote it.

How does one own an NBA team, and chastise someone else for associating with black people?

Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 26 2014,09:38

This isn't just "any black person" ...

QUOTE

...apparently she made the major mistake, in Sterling’s eyes, of posing for a photo with Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, a photo she later uploaded to her Instagram account.

Holy fuck. I don't even think Marge Schott would've given shit to someone if they posed for a photo with Hank Aaron. Maybe there's bad blood between the Clippers and Lakers. Really bad blood.

Posted by Leisher on Apr. 26 2014,22:03

This story is everywhere, as you would imagine.

John Thompson once said, while head coach of Georgetown, "I will never give a scholarship to a white person."

Odd that he was able to continue coaching without punishment or scandal.

That doesn't get Sterling off the hook, but I wish the race conversation was more accessible and fair. It's the only way to cut through all the bullshit.

Posted by thibodeaux on Apr. 27 2014,16:00

I imagine this guy's voice sounds like Ron Cadillac.

Posted by Leisher on Apr. 28 2014,10:51

Spotted at yesterday's Clippers game:

Posted by Leisher on Apr. 29 2014,07:45

< Marc Cuban, voice of reason. >

Pretty good statement there at the end.

Posted by TPRJones on Apr. 29 2014,07:55

QUOTE

"There's no place for racism in the NBA..."

Really? In an industry that is based on rich white guys buying and selling young and healthy black men there's no room for racism?

Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 29 2014,11:28

< Wow >.

QUOTE

A news conference by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on the Donald Sterling controversy is underway. Punishments for the Clippers owner include a lifetime ban and a $2.5-million fine. Silver also said he would urge NBA owners and the board of governors to force Sterling to sell the team.

"I am banning Mr. Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers organization or the NBA," said Silver.

Posted by GORDON on Apr. 29 2014,11:47

Sterling/Silver.

Posted by Malcolm on May 07 2014,10:40

< Tommy Lasorda weighs in >. Heavily.

Posted by Vince on May 09 2014,02:43

I love how these organizations worry about the standards of behavior for crap like this, but not for the players. Isn't one of the players in trouble for choking his girlfriend unconscious? I haven't heard word one about banning that guy for life, and he actually did physical harm to someone.

Posted by thibodeaux on May 09 2014,04:06

Well, you see, RACISM=HITLER!

Posted by Leisher on May 12 2014,11:48

< LeBron James wants ALL Sterlings out of NBA. >

QUOTE

"As players, we want what's right and we don't feel like no one in his family should be able to own the team,"

So based on the actions of one Sterling, you're judging all other Sterlings? But isn't the same type of bigoted thinking that started this whole mess?

Posted by TheCatt on May 12 2014,12:15

QUOTE

we don't feel like no one in his family should be able to own the team

So, you think someone in the family should be allowed to own the team?

Posted by Leisher on May 12 2014,12:23

(TheCatt @ May 12 2014,15:15)

QUOTE

we don't feel like no one in his family should be able to own the team

So, you think someone in the family should be allowed to own the team?

Honestly, I don't give a shit. I just thought it was an interesting bit of hypocrisy.

But since you asked...

In a perfect world, yeah she should be able to own the team. I believe they're in the process of getting divorced anyway, so why shouldn't she own it if she ends up with it in the divorce? Her actions are not his actions.

If you commit murder, should we also arrest your wife?

Plus, if he had died instead of making racist comments, wouldn't she control the team? (Yes.)

As a realist, you've got to take the team from his family. Why? It's simply good PR for the league. Remove a guy who was already a cancer before his racist remarks, and get him as far away from the league as possible. Better yet, replace him with a minority owner. It's a win-win for everyone involved.

Posted by TheCatt on May 12 2014,12:26

No... I was talking to Lebron. that was his quote with the double negative.

Posted by Leisher on May 12 2014,12:47

Holy shit. I didn't even notice that.

Posted by thibodeaux on May 13 2014,03:48

(TheCatt @ May 12 2014,15:26)

QUOTE

No... I was talking to Lebron. that was his quote with the double negative.

Racist

Posted by Leisher on May 13 2014,08:43

< Sterling's apology > is really, really bad.

Meanwhile, < his wife thinks he's insane. >

That's what I've been saying.

Posted by Malcolm on May 17 2014,11:01

< Not over >.

Posted by Leisher on May 30 2014,06:37

< Steve Ballmer buys the team for $2B. >

That was fast.

Posted by TheCatt on May 30 2014,06:46

QUOTE

Donald Sterling's lawyer Max Blecher did not return messages asking for comment on Shelly Sterling's actions. However, earlier in the day, Blecher said in an email to ESPN that his client had not signed off on the sale.

Bobby Samini, another attorney for Donald Sterling, told the Los Angeles Times, "There's been no sale. There can be no sale without Donald's signature."

Drama.

Posted by Malcolm on May 30 2014,07:27

If Ballmer's tenure at MS is any indication, the Clippers are going to suck for a long, long time.

Posted by GORDON on May 30 2014,08:14

How long will it take to get a return on a $2B investment in that team?

Posted by Vince on May 30 2014,08:27

Was going to comment, but don't think I care enough anymore. NBA can burn to the ground. Don't care.

Posted by TheCatt on May 30 2014,09:28

Posted by Leisher on May 31 2014,21:05

Because you can't make this shit up, Donald Sterling's mistress has now been < caught on tape bashing black people >.

That's the same chick who recorded him bashing black people starting this whole thing.

And she's half black...

Posted by GORDON on Jun. 01 2014,08:47

Oh no she d'int.

Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 01 2014,10:50

(Leisher @ May 31 2014,23:05)

QUOTE

You act as if self-loathing isn't a thing.

Posted by Vince on Jun. 02 2014,03:52

(Leisher @ May 31 2014,23:05)

QUOTE

Interesting that the day after that story breaks, she says a couple of racist white guys beat her up in NYC. I thought her story seemed really weird. Now I think I understand where it came from.

Posted by Paul on Jun. 02 2014,06:05

(GORDON @ May 30 2014,11:14)

QUOTE

How long will it take to get a return on a $2B investment in that team?

Revenue-wise, I hear the Clippers are worth about $700 billion.
If you are worth $20 billion, and really want a team, why not decrease your net worth a measly $1.3 billion so so you can have a cool new toy?

Posted by Leisher on Jun. 02 2014,06:25

< Article about the guys attacking her. >

I call bullshit. Two nondescript white guys that a crowd tried to apprehend, but apparently couldn't? No witness statements? No police report? She went to a doctor because her face was "extremely red"?

Meanwhile, < Sterling went to an all black church. >

I get that it's a PR move, and good on the pastor for inviting him, however:

QUOTE

TMZ added that Sterling did sit through the entire two-hour service, surrounded by bodyguards, though at least one of the 30 people in attendance "left with his children as soon as Sterling walked in with his entourage."

Seems to me that the guy who left wasn't being very Christian.

Posted by GORDON on Jun. 02 2014,06:37

I don't even care about any of this.

All I know is that if I say something unpopular, I might be forced to sell my house. I am not sure how that is happening.

Posted by Leisher on Jun. 02 2014,07:05

There are a lot of people who are confused about why Sterling was forced to sell his team. Especially since he never dropped the N word.

Basically, it came down to PR for the NBA. In their constitution they have the right to remove an owner from a team if that owner does something that can damage the league, and thus, other teams. That's what happened here.

The NBA is a league of mostly black players, and a large portion of their fan base is black. They couldn't have an owner making the comments that Sterling did as it'd be bad for business.

Meanwhile, the NBA's "bad boy" owner, Mark Cuban, got into a smaller controversy when he < suggested that people shouldn't be punished for their opinions >. He stated that everyone has prejudices. He's right. Nobody wants to admit that though.

Posted by TPRJones on Jun. 02 2014,07:19

(GORDON @ Jun. 02 2014,08:37)

QUOTE

All I know is that if I say something unpopular, I might be forced to sell my house. I am not sure how that is happening.

That completely depends on what's in your Home Owners Association Agreement as a rider to your house title. In some cases this thing you posit could certainly happen.

Think of the NBA as a shitty HOA and it all makes sense.

Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 02 2014,07:29

QUOTE

$700 billion

Really?

Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 02 2014,07:55

(Malcolm @ Jun. 02 2014,10:29)

QUOTE

$700 billion

Really?

Typo. Was supposed to be million.

Posted by Paul on Jun. 02 2014,09:24

Typo. Was supposed to be million.

Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 03 2014,10:28

< Beatdown >.

Posted by Leisher on Jun. 13 2014,08:30

< Sterling investigating all NBA owners. >

This could get really ugly.

Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 13 2014,09:03

QUOTE

The person said the investigators also are looking into whether other owners made any off-color jokes, or racist or sexist remarks.

Ha.

Posted by Leisher on Aug. 05 2014,09:02

< Now their might be a love child. >

Also, we never mentioned it previously, but Sterling has early signs of Alzheimer's.

This is the story that won't end.

Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 18 2014,10:44

< Chappelle >.