OT - Clippers Owner Donald Sterling to GF -- Don't Bring Black People to My Games

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Will Sterling be owner of the Clips on Nov. 1?

  1. yes, he'll still be owner (Sterlng Wins, at least temporarily)

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  2. no, he'll be ousted (Sterling Loses)

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    25.0%

  3. no, but he'll make an exorbitant amount of dough in the sale (Sterling basically wins)

    18 vote(s)
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  1. noknobs

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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    Yeah, I find it hard to believe Sterling would even need to be forced out as opposed to selling the team on his own. It'll never again be anywhere close to it's current value as a franchise as long as he's the owner. He's losing sponsors by the truck load, players won't sign with the team and current players may demand to be traded, his coach sounds like he wouldn't return, the fans will quit coming. This is a no-brainer, if Sterling has the slightest bit of intelligence.
     
    noknobs, Apr 29, 2014
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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    My prediction is that Silver will announce he's suspended him indefinitely while a thorough investigation is done.

    There's supposed to be a press conference today. We'll find out soon.
     
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/28/nba-statement-sterling-invesitgation/index.html

    NBA statement regarding Donald Sterling investigation

    Official Release
    Posted Apr 29, 2014 8:48 AM

    NEW YORK -- The following statement has been issued by Mike Bass, Executive Vice President, Communications, regarding the investigation involving Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling:

    "The NBA will hold a press conference tomorrow [Tuesday] to make an announcement about its investigation involving Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Additional details will be announced."
     
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  4. HailBlazers

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    Re: How would you protest?

    Walk out Naked.
     
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  5. noknobs

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    Re: How would you protest?

    Magic should be the honorary PA announcer and/or sing the national anthem.


    I just hope Hedo Turkeyglue doesn't do black face in some misguided attempt at solidarity.
     
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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    2PM EST
     
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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    Did you read the last sentence? The best potential claim that Munson could come up with was "assert that Sterling’s statements (read: stuff said in private, unrelated to his ownership of the team) violated the constitution’s requirements to conduct business on a “reasonable” and “ethical” level." The notion that private requests to his mistress constitute "unethical business practice" is so ridiculous as to be completely unfathomable to me.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 29, 2014
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    Re: How would you protest?

    Ok, all this stuff about Magic Johnson being involved. Isn't it kind of weird since he was always a Laker?
     
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    Re: How would you protest?

    I think every single white ticket holder to the game should give their ticket to a black person they know or to an organization that will distribute the tickets to poor black kids.
     
    maxiep, Apr 29, 2014
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    Re: How would you protest?

    Have Hedo Turkoglu and Reddick go out in blackface.
     
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    Re: How would you protest?

    I think as a start, they should wear their road blue, Los Angeles jerseys, as opposed to home ones that say Clippers, symbolically, playing for LA and their fans, not for Clippers organization and Sterling.
     
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    Re: How would you protest?

    The Halftime show is the BET awards.
     
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    Re: How would you protest?

    New Clippers jerseys with the logo in Comic Sans
     
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    Re: How would you protest?

    I like this one a lot.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    The more I've been reading and hearing about the issue, the more uncomfortable I am becoming with the witch hunt. I am a believer in the invisible hand. If you disagree with what Donald Sterling said, then don't do business with him. Move out of his apartments. Don't follow the Clippers. But do it as an individual. The collective actions of millions of individuals will punish him in a way the NBA never could.

    On a separate note, shame on President Obama for equating our issues with those in Malaysia, where they have real repression and political prisoners. The reaction in this country has been one of overwhelming condemnation of what Donald Sterling said. That is not the mark of a country "struggling" with anything. The idea we're a racist country is an insult to the vast majority of people who don't have a racist bone in their body. Twice a majority of voters elected a half-black president. The biggest television personality is a black woman. The wealthiest golfer--a lily white sport if there ever was one--is black, and earned most of his money through endorsements. The most popular form of music is largely created by black artists. And the biggest selling brand of shoes is based around a former black player.

    Let's not focus on the crazies and the race hustlers. We're a country of 315MM people. Of course we can always point to individual examples of racism because with that many people, you're always able to find a whackjob. However, we are arguably the most racially tolerant country on the planet, certainly more than any in "enlightened" Europe.

    The idea our President can't see that simple fact and defend it is an insult to everyone who voted for him and the vast majority of Americans who do their best to treat everyone equally.
     
    maxiep, Apr 29, 2014
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  16. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    Cuban is absolutely correct.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    "former black player," lol.

    Sorry, maxie, that just cracked me up...
     
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  18. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    Yep. I could have phrased that one better.
     
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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    Fathom this: His mistress is part of the Clippers brand. As an owner you are 100% responsible for how that brand is represented to the public. It is unequivocally related.

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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Re: Mark Cuban's Comments on Sterling

    Not for me, you couldn't, lol. Even with the oatmeal spit-take, that made my morning!
     
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