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Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA[W:545]

Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

He must still be allowed to own the team otherwise how could they fine him $2.5 million?

How many rich billionaire boyfriends do you suppose this girl has in her future now? I'm guessing zero. She is rich guy poison now.
 
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I took it to mean "we are a league densely populated by blacks."

Look, I like Barkley. He's a funny man. But it is not the first time he's said **** like this. He should get slapped for stupidity like the rest of us.

Larry Johnson, on the other hand, needs to get his ass punished too.

Da hammer...
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

When the advertisers started lining up to defect from the NBA, I knew the ax would be swift and complete.

The NBA gets very poor TV ratings already. Advertisers wouldn't think twice about jumping ship. They have the NBA by the short hairs.

This decision was entirely about money.

Money is a legitimate concern, but it's not nearly the only concern.
 
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She is just not very good looking either.
He must still be allowed to own the team otherwise how could they fine him $2.5 million?

How many rich billionaire boyfriends do you suppose this girl has in her future now? I'm guessing zero. She is rich guy poison now.
 
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The question remaining.....what will Sterling do now?

You know he knows where the bodies are buried on multiple fronts. He could fight this, and basically overrun the remainder of the playoffs with 24/7 talk about this decision.

This may just be the beginning of the NBA's troubles with this.
 
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You wonder why right-wingers obsess so much over some old guy being called racist.

So it is your opinion that it has been right-wingers who are obsessed with this case?
 
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She is just not very good looking either.

Well, if you are 80 years old I'm sure she looks great.
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

He must still be allowed to own the team otherwise how could they fine him $2.5 million?

How many rich billionaire boyfriends do you suppose this girl has in her future now? I'm guessing zero. She is rich guy poison now.

HAHA she is toxic now.

I find it interesting that they did this without ever giving him a chance to weigh in on it, and at the word of his (pissed off) ex-spouse. Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty", I wonder.

So now I'm sure they will ban & fine everyone who says anything in private that hurts someone's feelings going forward, yes? They don't ban & fine the people who commit crimes, we know that much. I guess sticks & stones no longer break bones, but names really do hurt people.

Meanwhile, Sterling will laugh his way to the bank, and probably be the silent partner (and funder) in another major league sports purchase, with a lot of winking & nodding going on behind the scenes.

I'll bet his donations to the NAACP & underprivileged will dry up now too.
 
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What an immense overreaction. I thought appropriate would be about a million and suspension for the rest of the playoffs.

This was an appeal to public opinion, all of which are emotional and not even close to rational.
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

The question remaining.....what will Sterling do now?

You know he knows where the bodies are buried on multiple fronts. He could fight this, and basically overrun the remainder of the playoffs with 24/7 talk about this decision.

This may just be the beginning of the NBA's troubles with this.

If I were him, I'd sing like a canary. He probably knows a lot. Been the owner, what, 33 years?
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

The question remaining.....what will Sterling do now?

You know he knows where the bodies are buried on multiple fronts. He could fight this, and basically overrun the remainder of the playoffs with 24/7 talk about this decision.

This may just be the beginning of the NBA's troubles with this.

You wish, Obamacare is here to stay.
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

What an immense overreaction. I thought appropriate would be about a million and suspension for the rest of the playoffs.

This was an appeal to public opinion, all of which are emotional and not even close to rational.

Public opinion says he sucks and a very large majority of those involved with the NBA agree. Old right-wing white men are not the most important demographic here.
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

Let's hear from Stern . :lamo
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

The question remaining.....what will Sterling do now?

You know he knows where the bodies are buried on multiple fronts. He could fight this, and basically overrun the remainder of the playoffs with 24/7 talk about this decision.

This may just be the beginning of the NBA's troubles with this.

I could sue just out of spite. He has a net worth high enough that he could spend $500 million on a law suit and still be a billionaire. He could really make the NBA hurt if he wanted to.

If I were his adviser I would point out to him, however, that he has billions of dollars and maybe 10 years left to enjoy it.. it might not be the best decision to spend that time in a court room.
 
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Public opinion says he sucks and a very large majority of those involved with the NBA agree. Old right-wing white men are not the most important demographic here.

Poll?
 
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Public opinion says he sucks and a very large majority of those involved with the NBA agree. Old right-wing white men are not the most important demographic here.

Right-wing?
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

Public opinion says he sucks and a very large majority of those involved with the NBA agree. Old right-wing white men are not the most important demographic here.

It shouldn't be about a demographic. It should be about the fact that anyone can break the law and essentially ruin another's livelihood - even when that person broke no laws.
 
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I find it interesting that they did this without ever giving him a chance to weigh in on it, and at the word of his (pissed off) ex-spouse. Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty", I wonder.

He admitted it was his voice on the tape.
 
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I could sue just out of spite. He has a net worth high enough that he could spend $500 million on a law suit and still be a billionaire. He could really make the NBA hurt if he wanted to.

If I were his adviser I would point out to him, however, that he has billions of dollars and maybe 10 years left to enjoy it.. it might not be the best decision to spend that time in a court room.

It may be safer than spending that time in the bedroom with chippies.
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

The comments were personal and not affiliated with the team in any way. So the NBA fines Sterling (who is a member)2.5 million for personal comments that were recorded without his knowledge? Holy crap, this is scary for everyone. Sure, the guy is a biggoted idiot, but this is entering a whole new world of frivolous fines. For what? To pretend we don't live in a separatist society full of racial tensions? Why not be adults and have the conversation, not hide it and throw this guilt trip bs around.

"I've never met a racist". Have you? Ask anyone if they are racist and you can bet the answer will be "no" 100% of the time and be right. What a fake society of idiots we are.
 
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HAHA she is toxic now.

I find it interesting that they did this without ever giving him a chance to weigh in on it, and at the word of his (pissed off) ex-spouse. Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty", I wonder.

So now I'm sure they will ban & fine everyone who says anything in private that hurts someone's feelings going forward, yes? They don't ban & fine the people who commit crimes, we know that much. I guess sticks & stones no longer break bones, but names really do hurt people.

Meanwhile, Sterling will laugh his way to the bank, and probably be the silent partner (and funder) in another major league sports purchase, with a lot of winking & nodding going on behind the scenes.

I'll bet his donations to the NAACP & underprivileged will dry up now too.

Wow you're really invested in this guy "winning", I wonder why...
 
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He admitted it was his voice on the tape.

When? I never heard that.

I'm sure it is his voice. I'm asking when he said it was, and where he was when he said it.
 
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Have you not noticed the reaction to this? You really think more people support Sterling? Dear lord................
 
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I don't know if anyone else yet has commented on this in such a manner but does anyone think it suspicious that Magic one day takes a photo with this little gold digging Delilah and the next day is poised to buy the team?

Eh? eh?.....:wink2:
 
Re: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Fined $2.5M and Banned for Life by NBA

Wow you're really invested in this guy "winning", I wonder why...

Because this was an overreaction, and I don't believe in punishing people whose actions prove that he doesn't oppress blacks. There are real racists in this country who want to hurt black people. This wasn't one of them.

Where did I say "winning", by the way? Who won? Nobody.
 
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