tOffical all things Sterling thread

[starbigd]

Well it is what it is. The NBA is the most diverse league in the US.....you can't have a guy in power that is openly known to be a bigot, it just doesn't work. They more or less HAD to remove him.

But yeah, the problem with the chick is a problem with reality TV. We have these shows that tell side chicks they can be stars......they not content with holding the clipboard, they want to start for the team......get houses, cars, jobs hosting parties.......and our society has given them power now to take down dudes.......this is our fault as a society.

 

[MISKO]

Get it through your head, nobody cares if it was private. The NBA is a business, not a court system.

well then they are worse than the man that they are persecuting and just as bigoted and no better than the nazi ss

 

[Psych-Ward]

That's just proving the point that the punishment is about appeasement until the playoffs are over.



Silver knows damn well it won't stick.

WTF do you care, they drug test in the NBA and in your words would make it a shitty business. So why waist your supreme stupidity on something you think is shitty to begin with????

 

[wildturkey]

The bi-laws of the NBA are not secret and never have been though. As a non-profit corporation, their bi-laws is a matter of record. ESPN had already commented on this provision before the NBA released anything and when you think about - while this has never happened before- they simply have to have a way of getting rid of someone that would destroy the NBA. I think Sterling is simply toast and it's a matter of time. In fact - even though it's not his style - I think he will agree to sell the team pretty quick - He's 81 and can get the credit for building the team to what it is now, he will make a sizable profit and can simply crawl back into hiding. It's a win win for everyone. No one is out to convict him of a crime. It's very simple - they want him out of an organization that promotes equality and fairness to everyone.

You sure about this? I didn't think the NBA had non-profit tax exempt status. The NFL is but I don't think the NBA is. Only reason I question it is because I remember it when the NFL was doing its labor negotiations. And ESPN commented on the provision not because it was available for anyone, but because someone leaked a document to them. It's the same way Deadspin got the provision a few days ago. And now the NBA has just made it public for anyone

 

[WizardHawk]

Isn't that all that JDM does up here?

 

[beardown07]

This is the first time I've so much as glanced at an NBA headline in years.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Sterling apologists are funny, they've been defending him ever since the controversy came out yet they act like they aren't fans of his racism.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

What about all the fake outrage directed at Larry Johnson by Don Sterling's racist supporters?

 

[WizardHawk]

So you think that you know more than Silver, the commissioner of the NBA and a skilled lawyer?

Yes he does. JDM knows more than anyone on planet earth about everything. Didn't you get the memo?

 

[True Lakers Fan]

You sure about this? I didn't think the NBA had non-profit tax exempt status. The NFL is but I don't think the NBA is. Only reason I question it is because I remember it when the NFL was doing its labor negotiations. And ESPN commented on the provision not because it was available for anyone, but because someone leaked a document to them. It's the same way Deadspin got the provision a few days ago. And now the NBA has just made it public for anyone

The National Basketball Association itself is a non-profit corporation like the NBPA and other unions. The individual owners, however do pay taxes. I just want to clarify - that exemption is what gives them the autonomy to remove owners at will. It is a non-profit and to remain a member - each owner must follow the rules

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Was a good decision, but I'm sure this will be a long winded process to ousting him..

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Yes he does. JDM knows more than anyone on planet earth about everything. Didn't you get the memo?

Appearantly not - I was thinking he's a troll with zero knowledge

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Sterling apologists are funny, they've been defending him ever since the controversy came out yet they act like they aren't fans of his racism.

STERLING APOLOGISTS = DEFENDING RACISM - FOR THEIR OWN SPECIAL INTERESTS

 

[JDM]

Sterling apologists are funny, they've been defending him ever since the controversy came out yet they act like they aren't fans of his racism.

No one is defending his actions.


We are defending his right to his business. Contractually they do not have grounds to terminate their relationship with him.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

STERLING APOLOGISTS = DEFENDING RACISM - FOR THEIR OWN SPECIAL INTERESTS

They've managed to convince themselves that Don Sterling did nothing wrong; in fact, they act like he's a victim. I wouldn't be surprised to hear one say that he's the best owner in the NBA.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

No one is defending his actions.


We are defending his right to his business. Contractually they do not have grounds to terminate their relationship with him.

You need to pay closer attention. Plenty of people have said he didn't do anything wrong.

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

They've managed to convince themselves that Don Sterling did nothing wrong; in fact, they act like he's a victim. I wouldn't be surprised to hear one say that he's the best owner in the NBA.

Donald Sterling = GOAT

 

[JDM]

You need to pay closer attention. Plenty of people have said he didn't do anything wrong.

From an NBA rules perspective.

He didn't violate any NBA rules.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Donald Sterling = GOAT

I love how all of a sudden the biggest a-hole in league history is a hero, and for what? Because he made a bunch of racist comments. Is this a joke?

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

From an NBA rules perspective.

He didn't violate any NBA rules.

Stop acting like you know what the rules are. You don't. They aren't made public. Pretty sure Adam Silver knows the by laws better than you do.