Donald Sterling doesn't like minorities very much

[zealanddonk]

mark cuban is still god

http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-...-2014-4#!GpRMR

"Again, there's no excuse for his positions. There's no excuse for what he said. There's no excuse for anybody to support racism. There's no place for it in our league, but there's a very, very, very slippery slope."

He said forcing Sterling to sell would be un-American:

"But regardless of your background, regardless of the history they have, if we're taking something somebody said in their home and we're trying to turn it into something that leads to you being forced to divest property in any way, shape or form, that's not the United States of America. I don't want to be part of that."


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-...#ixzz30MKTVlXb

"Slippery slope" is highly offensive to Yao Ming, time to make Cuban sell his franchise

[nunbeater]

He was being taped without his knowledge he didn't just go on a public rant at starbucks or something

FWIW, she claims that it was recorded with his knowledge, at his request. http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/27/donald...rded-clippers/

But assuming she's full of shit, sure, it's unfair. The leaking of the recording was no fault of his own. But it's still out there. You can't just expect the NBA to ignore it and all the backlash that came with it. This isn't a court of law where the evidence has standards of admissibility. Sponsors are jumping ship and the league is left with a shitstorm on their hands. You can't send the message that you condone that sort of rhetoric.

This reminds me of this story I read about some burglar who broke into some random house and stole a bunch of VHS/DVD and a laptop, only to find that they were all filled to the brim with kiddie porn. So the burglar mailed/dropped off all the shit at the local cop shop with a little note about how he found them. They go arrest the guy and now he is sitting in prison for a nice little stretch.

Is it fair that the recording was leaked? Probably not. However in this case I think in a karmic sense it is perfectly fair, the same way it wasn't "fair" to some asshole that had a huge cp stash that got burglarized but fuck him.

The thing that trips me out is who the fuck wouldn't want to see Magic Johson at their basketball games? Jesus Christ I don't care how fucking racist you are that's Gotdamn Magic Johnson.

[Bootsy Collins]

FWIW, she claims that it was recorded with his knowledge, at his request. http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/27/donald...rded-clippers/

But assuming she's full of shit, sure, it's unfair. The leaking of the recording was no fault of his own. But it's still out there. You can't just expect the NBA to ignore it and all the backlash that came with it. This isn't a court of law where the evidence has standards of admissibility. Sponsors are jumping ship and the league is left with a shitstorm on their hands. You can't send the message that you condone that sort of rhetoric.

This reminds me of this story I read about some burglar who broke into some random house and stole a bunch of VHS/DVD and a laptop, only to find that they were all filled to the brim with kiddie porn. So the burglar mailed/dropped off all the shit at the local cop shop with a little note about how he found them. They go arrest the guy and now he is sitting in prison for a nice little stretch.



Is it fair that the recording was leaked? Probably not. However in this case I think in a karmic sense it is perfectly fair, the same way it wasn't "fair" to some asshole that had a huge cp stash that got burglarized but fuck him.

The thing that trips me out is who the fuck wouldn't want to see Magic Johson at their basketball games? Jesus Christ I don't care how fucking racist you are that's Gotdamn Magic Johnson.

[shortbuspoker]

Good analysis by Bomani Jones. He explains why he doesn't think that there is anything wrong with what was said on the recording, but why people should be angry with Sterling for his past.

[FR1GHT]

FWIW, she claims that it was recorded with his knowledge, at his request. http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/27/donald...rded-clippers/

But assuming she's full of shit, sure, it's unfair. The leaking of the recording was no fault of his own. But it's still out there. You can't just expect the NBA to ignore it and all the backlash that came with it. This isn't a court of law where the evidence has standards of admissibility. Sponsors are jumping ship and the league is left with a shitstorm on their hands. You can't send the message that you condone that sort of rhetoric.

This reminds me of this story I read about some burglar who broke into some random house and stole a bunch of VHS/DVD and a laptop, only to find that they were all filled to the brim with kiddie porn. So the burglar mailed/dropped off all the shit at the local cop shop with a little note about how he found them. They go arrest the guy and now he is sitting in prison for a nice little stretch.

Is it fair that the recording was leaked? Probably not. However in this case I think in a karmic sense it is perfectly fair, the same way it wasn't "fair" to some asshole that had a huge cp stash that got burglarized but fuck him.

The thing that trips me out is who the fuck wouldn't want to see Magic Johson at their basketball games? Jesus Christ I don't care how fucking racist you are that's Gotdamn Magic Johnson.

Kiddie porn is illegal.

Racism is not.

[Crowe Diddly]

Kiddie porn is illegal.

Racism is not.

The sterling issue is not about legality. It's about morality.

[shortbuspoker]

Holy shit. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is spitting fire at both sides too.

http://toprightnews.com/?p=2777

“Man, what a winding road she led him down to get all of that out,” he mocked. “She was like a sexy nanny playing ‘pin the fried chicken on the Sambo.’ She blindfolded him and spun him around until he was just blathering all sorts of incoherent racist sound bites that had the news media peeing themselves with glee.”

The NAACP “did nothing” after Sterling was forced to pay a staggering $3 million fine for denying housing to Blacks, saying they “smell, and attract vermin,” Abdul-Jabbar noted. They were even going to present Sterling with an NAACP award on May 15th, with the Rev. Al Sharpton on hand. “Suddenly he says he doesn’t want his girlfriend posing with Magic Johnson on Instagram and we bring out the torches and rope. Shouldn’t we have all called for his resignation back then?”

[ShadyJ]

I don't see the 'escape' angle, just more of a retribution angle. He will get what's coming to him, he will lose the team and make like another billion dollars during the bidding war that will surely ensue after this vote thing happens. I heard today that this woman claims that she didn't release this tape, but someone snagged it from her and released it to TMZ for fat cash, so that blows that angle too.

I mean, this is much worse than comparing Israel to an apartheid State anyway, right?

Hey jackass,

What player has been convicted of rape or murder and continued playing?

Does murdering dogs count?

Its hard to read this thread when theres actually people dumb enough to think he knew she was recording him. Really? If you are one of those people you're a fuckin idiot.

[ShadyJ]

Kiddie porn is illegal.

Racism is not.

The sterling issue is not about legality. It's about morality.

This says it all. Who the fuck are we when we get to judge other peoples morality?

How can we say its wrong to be racist if we havent lived in someone elses shoes? Tell the family of the teenagers in Tenn that were tortured for days by n-words that they cant be racist. Tell the n-words that their loved ones who were lynched by shortbusses ancestors they cant be racist.

The only people not racist are people who only live with their own race.

[ShadyJ]

FWIW, she claims that it was recorded with his knowledge, at his request. http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/27/donald...rded-clippers/

But assuming she's full of shit, sure, it's unfair. The leaking of the recording was no fault of his own. But it's still out there. You can't just expect the NBA to ignore it and all the backlash that came with it. This isn't a court of law where the evidence has standards of admissibility. Sponsors are jumping ship and the league is left with a shitstorm on their hands. You can't send the message that you condone that sort of rhetoric.

This reminds me of this story I read about some burglar who broke into some random house and stole a bunch of VHS/DVD and a laptop, only to find that they were all filled to the brim with kiddie porn. So the burglar mailed/dropped off all the shit at the local cop shop with a little note about how he found them. They go arrest the guy and now he is sitting in prison for a nice little stretch.

Is it fair that the recording was leaked? Probably not. However in this case I think in a karmic sense it is perfectly fair, the same way it wasn't "fair" to some asshole that had a huge cp stash that got burglarized but fuck him.

The thing that trips me out is who the fuck wouldn't want to see Magic Johson at their basketball games? Jesus Christ I don't care how fucking racist you are that's Gotdamn Magic Johnson.

The best part of this is it somehow clicks in your mind that this was unfair in any way to the kiddie porn guy. Theres nothing remotely similar between the two, and the fact that you think this way actually scares me. I think we need to keep an eye on you from now.

[Crowe Diddly]

The sterling issue is not about legality. It's about morality.

This says it all. Who the fuck are we when we get to judge other peoples morality?

What, can only God judge us or some other bullshit?

We judge the morality of public figures all the time, and to think it is bad to do so is silly.

[SrslySirius]

Those of you who feel that Sterling was treated unfairly by having his private conversations recorded may enjoy this piece by Marc Randazza: http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/opinio...html?hpt=hp_c2

What happened to Sterling was morally wrong

...

First Amendment does not insulate you from criticism. In fact, that's the First Amendment in action. That is how the marketplace of ideas works. We float our ideas in the marketplace, and we see which idea sells.

...

We all say things in private that we might not say in public. Sometimes we have ideas that are not fully developed -- we try them out with our closest friends. Consider it our test-marketplace of ideas. As our ideas develop, we consider whether to make them public. Should we not all have the freedom to make that choice on our own?

....

Don't get me wrong. Sterling does seem to be a bad person. But sometimes the bad person is also the victim, and he stands in for us. As you applaud Stiviano for bringing the racist old man's views to light, consider if it were you speaking to a woman friend in what you thought was a private conversation.

Do we now live in a world where we can trust nobody? Where there is no privacy?

In this story, there are two villains. Sterling represents the bad old days. But Stiviano's behavior represents the horrifying future. Shouldn't we condemn the complete breakdown of privacy and trust at least as loudly as we condemn some old man's racist blathering?

Though I support the commissioner's decision, and would support action by the board of governors to force the sale of the Clippers, I also agree with most of the points Randazza makes. It is troubling that how complete lack of privacy is becoming more and more acceptable.

[Muck Ficon]

What, can only God judge us or some other bullshit?

We judge the morality of public figures all the time, and to think it is bad to do so is silly.

"Only God can judge me. So either LOVE ME or LEAVE ME ALONE"

[Sanlmar]

Oprah considering Clippers bid. Clippers saga is just pure gold.

ESPN.com news services

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...geles-clippers

[BeerAndPoker]

^^^ - Please no Oprah. That broad will do anything if she thinks it will help her name look good.

[Pooh]

The sterling issue is not about legality. It's about morality.

This says it all. Who the fuck are we when we get to judge other peoples morality?

How can we say its wrong to be racist if we havent lived in someone elses shoes? Tell the family of the teenagers in Tenn that were tortured for days by n-words that they cant be racist. Tell the n-words that their loved ones who were lynched by shortbusses ancestors they cant be racist.

The only people not racist are people who only live with their own race.

This man speaks the truth because he actually lives amongst the filthy beasts. Tell us some stories.

[zealanddonk]

^^^ - Please no Oprah. That broad will do anything if she thinks it will help her name look good.

I think a better reason not to get Oprah on board is she set up the "Rape school for girls" in Africa a few years ago, and as we all learnt from "Full Metal Jacket" the best way to stop 5 black guys raping a white girl is to give them a basketball.

[Sanlmar]

The NBA is entertainment. The public image Sterling had created was a huge liability. If not dealt with, the outcry would have hurt the biz. If a Hollywood star is found to have neglected his cat he may not get cast for the next leading role. Sterling was just bad for show business. The cool kids kicked him to the curb. See ya.

Morality and privacy and all that jazz is good debate but not really relevant to the NBA's success.

The brand new commissioner all stiff and nervous did what Stern never could have or would have. Silver stopped this issue dead in its tracks. He showed some balls. This has never been witnessed in the NBA.

I watched Kentucky v UConn final and that exceeded the total time I watched the NBA in 3 years.

I listened to Boston sports talk complain all winter if the Celtics won a game. NBA tank-0-rama

Who the heck can follow such nonsense?

I have a suspicion Silver might rewrite the book on the draft lottery too.

[Pooh]

The NBA is entertainment. The public image Sterling had created was a huge liability. If not dealt with, the outcry would have hurt the biz. If a Hollywood star is found to have neglected his cat he may not get cast for the next leading role. Sterling was just bad for show business. The cool kids kicked him to the curb. See ya.

Morality and privacy and all that jazz is good debate but not really relevant to the NBA's success.

The brand new commissioner all stiff and nervous did what Stern never could have or would have. Silver stopped this issue dead in its tracks. He showed some balls. This has never been witnessed in the NBA.

I watched Kentucky v UConn final and that exceeded the total time I watched the NBA in 3 years.

I listened to Boston sports talk complain all winter if the Celtics won a game. NBA tank-0-rama

Who the heck can follow such nonsense?

I have a suspicion Silver might rewrite the book on the draft lottery too.

You're mistaken. The players are the reason Sterling is out. They would have boycotted and not played the games and this is the playoffs. Remember, they're all nigs. They are just stupid enough to boycott the league during their busiest season. Silver doesn't have a back bone. You don't follow the NBA but every incident he had on his plate he fagged out on..from Jokim Noah telling the refs to go fuck themsleves on national television to the Toronto GM saying Fuck Brooklyn at a rally not that I disagree with the later. If he continues to let the prisoners run the asylum the NBA will be hockey before you know it. Filthy animals.

[Pooh]

I agree 100% with Druff regarding the Don situation. Fucking guy was in the privacy of his own home and illegally taped. It's fucking stupid and the media blew it out of proportion like they always do. Don't take pictures with black people? That's so bad? He didn't even say n-word. Look at that douchebag honkey receiver for the Eagles. He 'wanted to fight every n-word in here'. That was a shit storm for about a week last summer, now its forgotten and the guy received a huge contract extention. This guy gets banned for life and probably forced to sell his team. Personally I think he is being punished for past transgressions. It would be nice if they admitted this.