Donald Sterling banned for life by NBA

• reclegend22

  

  queencitybuckeye;1610653 wrote:The comments I saw weren't in defense of Sterling as much as a "slippery slope" argument, which is almost always a non-starter.

  Yeah, I just don't think that there is anything for Cuban to gain here by associating himself in any way that could be construed as "support" for Sterling of any kind. Especially now that Sterling is banned. The deed is done.
  
  Not a big fan of Silver after this, specifically due to him trying to feign ignorance about not knowing that Sterling was a racist. Today's decision was a self-serving move. But, in light of the manufactured national outrage, he had no choice. Had Silver "slapped" Sterling's hand with a one-year suspension and a million dollar fine, Silver's head would've been had on a silver platter and hated by black people (read: the NBA) for life.
• lhslep134

  

  Silver's an attorney, he wouldn't have used the CBA term "force the vote" unless he 100% had the 3/4's vote needed (which he alluded to later). He had to wait a couple days to round up the votes and have the league lawyers quadruple check the CBA to make sure they could do this.
  
  And yeah, Sterling's going to get paid, but like someone said his legacy is written in the history books now and that's really the only penalty that means something to him.
• rmolin73

  

  QuakerOats;1610635 wrote:If all this body of racism is out there how did the NAACP somehow miss it?

  Hahahahahaha how naive!
• thavoice

  and he is still married correct?
  Next news is hsi wife filing for divorce to get half.
  
  ..and then sleeper befriending her and being her boytoy for millions....
• wildcats20

  

  They are "estranged" I believe is the term being thrown out.
• Fly4Fun

  

  Is he a racist asshole? From this and other previous incidents mentioned in this thread, sure sounds like it.
  
  Can the NBA force him to sell the team? I'm curious how this could end up going.
  
  Could economic pressures force him to sell? This seems the most likely.
• reclegend22

  

  Stephen A Smith: "I think Adam Silver did a marvelous job."
  
  
• wildcats20

  

  Fly4Fun;1610665 wrote:Can the NBA force him to sell the team?

  Yes. The answer is yes.
• thavoice

  Fly4Fun;1610665 wrote:Is he a racist asshole? From this and other previous incidents mentioned in this thread, sure sounds like it.
  
  Can the NBA force him to sell the team? I'm curious how this could end up going.
  
  Could economic pressures force him to sell? This seems the most likely.

  M&M had a lawyer on who studied the constitution of the NBA, and 2.5 million and banishment forever and sell the team was the worst he could get, so it apparently is within their rules.
• wildcats20

  

  @frankiemuniz: I am buying the Los Angeles Clippers.
• SportsAndLady

  

  wildcats20;1610668 wrote:Yes. The answer is yes.

  Lol, this.
  
  They CAN force him out. To think they cannot is simply ignorance.
• QuakerOats

  rmolin73;1610662 wrote:Hahahahahaha how naive!

  
  Thanks, I must have missed the part about an anti-racist organization gladly taking money from a known racist so as to become part of the plantation also. Nice.
• BR1986FB

  Sterling has always been a notorious POS bigot and I'm sure the league was hoping he'd screw up and do something like this so they could drop the hammer on him. Good riddance. With that being said, with what looks like a "no tolerance" policy from Silver, I hope the next time Jay-Z drops the "N-Bomb" in concert he's forced to sell his interest in the Nets/is banned from the league and when these guys get busted for drugs, weapons, etc. Silver drops the same "hammer."
• Automatik

  

  Jay-Z ditched his shares last year.
• BR1986FB

  Automatik;1610675 wrote:Jay-Z ditched his shares last year.

  Thanks. Wasn't aware.
• wildcats20

  

  Automatik;1610675 wrote:Jay-Z ditched his shares last year.

  Had to with the agency opening right?
• wildcats20

  

  lhslep134;1610660 wrote:Silver's an attorney, he wouldn't have used the CBA term "force the vote" unless he 100% had the 3/4's vote needed (which he alluded to later). He had to wait a couple days to round up the votes and have the league lawyers quadruple check the CBA to make sure they could do this.
  
  And yeah, Sterling's going to get paid, but like someone said his legacy is written in the history books now and that's really the only penalty that means something to him.

  @WojYahooNBA: On ownership super majority needed to vote Sterling out, one Board of Governor tells Yahoo: "Adam has the votes - all of them, I believe."
• queencitybuckeye

  Sorry if this was mentioned, but it's ironic that in effect, the commissioner is saying there's not room for racism in the league, but there's a stone racist sitting in the 2nd row.
• Devils Advocate

  

  bases_loaded;1610599 wrote:Important to note:
  
  Private organization bans guy from using golf cart in their private events...BAD
  
  Private organization bans guy for using 1st amendment...FUCKING GREAT

  What did the Federal Government prevent him from saying. A: absolutely nothing
  
  What does the 1st amendment have to do with this? A: absolutely nothing
  
  What is your level of knowledge of the constitution and how it affects private business or clubs? Apparently nothing
• 4cards

  

  ...Al Sharpton will have plenty of moronic comments tonight about how Sterling being fined 2.5 mil & loosing his team is STILL is NOT enough!
• Fly4Fun

  

  SportsAndLady;1610671 wrote:Lol, this.
  
  They CAN force him out. To think they cannot is simply ignorance.

  I love how everyone acts like everyone is so sure about this.
  
  Yes, from what you guys say someone on Mike and Mike said this. But the fun thing about ventures that involve a ton of money, nothing is every cut and dry. People typically put up a fight when others try to forceably remove something they own.
  
  As I was pointing out in my previous post. I could see economic reasons being theones he ultimately doesn't fight. But if he believes it to be in his best interest financially to fight(or hell maybe even for ego issues) I could see him fighting this.
  
  I believe he will be gone for one reason or another, but I would be surprised if it happened entirely uncontested.
• bases_loaded

  

  thavoice;1610663 wrote:and he is still married correct?
  Next news is hsi wife filing for divorce to get half.
  
  ..and then sleeper befriending her and being her boytoy for millions....

  
  He's about to be another billion dollars richer...I'd wait till then.
• queencitybuckeye

  Fly4Fun;1610682 wrote:I love how everyone acts like everyone is so sure about this.
  

  Even if it's questionable, they for sure could use tactics completely within the rules insuring that the Clippers would lose millions on top of millions. He's out, it's just a matter of how much he feels the need to fight.
• bases_loaded

  

  Devils Advocate;1610680 wrote:What did the Federal Government prevent him from saying. A: absolutely nothing
  
  What does the 1st amendment have to do with this? A: absolutely nothing
  
  What is your level of knowledge of the constitution and how it affects private business or clubs? Apparently nothing

  I already said this was sarcasm...and know that both private businesses are allowed to operate outside the constitution(unless it comes to something about minorities)....but thanks for playing...
• SportsAndLady

  

  queencitybuckeye;1610679 wrote:Sorry if this was mentioned, but it's ironic that in effect, the commissioner is saying there's not room for racism in the league, but there's a stone racist sitting in the 2nd row.

  Who you talking about?