If a league investigation announced Saturday by Silver determines it was Sterling speaking and the comments were not doctored, Silver will need his players — black and white, American and foreign — behind him as he prepares his club of billionaire owners for a move on Sterling that could get litigious and ugly. He will need the power of the league at large.
A former N.B.A. owner, speaking Sunday on the condition of anonymity out of respect for Silver’s investigation, said of Sterling: “He’s been a thorn in the side of the league for a long time. Lawsuits, harassment, you name it. But when people talk about getting him to sell, I’m not sure that would faze him in the least.”
Sterling, the former owner added, has always prided himself on buying and leasing his real estate properties, never selling.
“He always said he would follow that strategy with the basketball franchise,” the former owner said. “Plus, in this case, there are going to be a lot of legal components.”
California law requires two-party consent in recording conversations, so the woman on the audio — said to be Stiviano — could have future problems that may potentially be more costly than Sterling’s. And that could allow him to play the victim card.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/s...ity-to-nba-players-union.html?ref=sports&_r=0
A former N.B.A. owner, speaking Sunday on the condition of anonymity out of respect for Silver’s investigation, said of Sterling: “He’s been a thorn in the side of the league for a long time. Lawsuits, harassment, you name it. But when people talk about getting him to sell, I’m not sure that would faze him in the least.”
Sterling, the former owner added, has always prided himself on buying and leasing his real estate properties, never selling.
“He always said he would follow that strategy with the basketball franchise,” the former owner said. “Plus, in this case, there are going to be a lot of legal components.”
California law requires two-party consent in recording conversations, so the woman on the audio — said to be Stiviano — could have future problems that may potentially be more costly than Sterling’s. And that could allow him to play the victim card.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/s...ity-to-nba-players-union.html?ref=sports&_r=0
Republicans having more problems with facts...
According to the Los Angeles Board of Elections, Sterling is a registered Republican, who first registered in California in 1974. The state database's records have listed him as a Republican since 2002. He voted in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
I'm willing to bet he did not vote for the black guy, lol.
According to the Los Angeles Board of Elections, Sterling is a registered Republican, who first registered in California in 1974. The state database's records have listed him as a Republican since 2002. He voted in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
I'm willing to bet he did not vote for the black guy, lol.
Here's a guy who wasn't a racist but if he owned a team now he'd be tarred & feathered
TED STEPIEN
In 1979, the Cleveland Cavaliers owner said his roster should ideally be at least 50% white, for marketing purposes, because white fans like watching players who looked like themselves. This remark initiated a quiet campaign by the NBA to convince Stepien to sell the Cavaliers, a transaction that was eventually brokered by soon-to-be NBA commissioner David Stern in 1983, when the league agreed to give buyer Gordon Gund extra draft picks.
TED STEPIEN
In 1979, the Cleveland Cavaliers owner said his roster should ideally be at least 50% white, for marketing purposes, because white fans like watching players who looked like themselves. This remark initiated a quiet campaign by the NBA to convince Stepien to sell the Cavaliers, a transaction that was eventually brokered by soon-to-be NBA commissioner David Stern in 1983, when the league agreed to give buyer Gordon Gund extra draft picks.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/04/donald-sterling-republican-democrat-politics-nba-racism
Amazing that repubs would quickly call this guy a Democrat. He donated 4 grand to democratic party in 3 years. Then they find he voted republican since 98 then they jump ship. Unreal
Amazing that repubs would quickly call this guy a Democrat. He donated 4 grand to democratic party in 3 years. Then they find he voted republican since 98 then they jump ship. Unreal
Knicks great calls for all-black league amid Clippers race fiasco
"Black people your Focusing on the wrong thing. We should be focusing on having our own, Own team own League! To For Self!!"
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Well now...that's not racist at all.
"Black people your Focusing on the wrong thing. We should be focusing on having our own, Own team own League! To For Self!!"
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Well now...that's not racist at all.
If he did, I wouldn't care.
Race is a non-issue to me - live let live. It's the people obsessed with race who are the problem.
As an owner of a sports team, all I'd care about is winning.
"a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
