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?

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

    Votes: 6 18.8%

  • no, he'll be ousted (Sterling Loses)

    Votes: 8 25.0%

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

    Votes: 18 56.3%
  • Total voters
    32
OT - Clippers Owner Donald Sterling to GF -- Don't Bring Black People to My G...

Realistically, a tiny % of cases end up with a decision. They're settled because one side doesn't want to take the risk of losing.

On one hand, we have a lifetime ban and harshest rebuke. Is a lawsuit and a potential $5 billion loss (with damages, penalties, lawyer fees, etc.) something the owners are willing to risk?
 
Re: Banned for life and $2.5 mm fine!

SlyPokerDog said:
A defiant Donald Sterling just said he would NOT sell the Los Angeles Clippers.

Sterling told Fox News' Jim Gray the team was NOT for sale. Gray said on Fox News he spoke with Sterling just before NBA Commish Adam Silver banned Sterling for life.

Silver said in his news conference ... if 3/4 of the NBA owners get on board they can force Sterling to sell the team. If that happens it looks like Sterling may well go to legal war.

It sounds like it may come to that.
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Awesome. Grab the popcorn; this is going to get good.
 
The league was right to step in as quick as possible and to levy the hardest punishment they could. Sterling has gotten under fire from the tap, regardless if it was legally gotten or not, and the players no only wanted something done but where the real threat came in how it paints the league in a negative light. The sponsors pulling out of the Clippers at record time combined with how big this could blow up into is something the League wanted to be on the right end of. Coming down with the hammer looks good to not only sponsors but the players and will keep the league in the best position come the big TV negotiations next year.

If Sterling wants he can, and most likely will, take this to court and fight it for years but if the Owners vote him out and immediately start the selling of the team then is there anything Sterling can do except get more money from the lawsuit?
 
I wonder if David Stern regrets rigging the Chris Paul trade to the Clippers.
 
OT: David Geffen Interested in Buying Clippers

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...4579532113389840556.html?mod=rss_NBAAndKnicks

A basic rule in the sports business is that high-quality franchises in major markets don't come up for sale very often.

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As a result, if the National Basketball Association is able to force Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers, there will likely be no shortage of bidders for a team that plays in a city mad for pro basketball, features two of the league's biggest stars— Blake Griffin and Chris Paul —and shares a home court with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Clippers, like other NBA franchises, are getting a windfall from a new national media deal. In addition, the Clippers' local media-rights deal expires after the 2015-16 season, giving any new owner the opportunity to strike a lucrative, long-term deal at a time when local sports rights have never been more valuable.

The team could fetch roughly $700 million, possibly more, people familiar with the matter said.

With a potential sale on the horizon, attention turned to possible buyers, such as Ron Burkle, founder of private-equity firm Yucaipa Cos. and the owner of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins, and Patrick Soon-Shiong, a doctor and biotech entrepreneur. Both were in talks with potential investors during the bidding for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011. Neither could be reached for comment.

Entertainment mogul David Geffen —who made a bid for the Clippers several years ago—remains interested in buying the franchise, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Geffen, the multibillionaire music- and film-industry magnate, offered Mr. Sterling $600 million for the team about four years ago, according to people familiar with the matter, but hasn't been in contact with the league for many months, these people said.

Recent sales of the NBA's Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks have sparked interest from former Microsoft MSFT -0.88% executive Steve Ballmer and investor Chris Hansen, who want to move a team to Seattle. They could be interested in the Clippers if they could move the team to the Northwest, which would appear unlikely, as teams don't usually move out of major markets. Mr. Hansen didn't reply to an email seeking comment.

The sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011 attracted a spirited auction that included hedge-fund manager Steven Cohen and longtime cable-industry executive Leo Hindery. Potential investors in the Dodgers, which sold for $2.15 billion, about 2½ times the price for any previous baseball franchise, were largely drawn to the opportunity to launch a regional sports network that Dodgers games could anchor. Guggenheim Partners, the group that bought the Dodgers with NBA hall-of-famer Magic Johnson, is also considered a potential buyer. A spokesman for the firm declined to comment.

Mr. Geffen is among potential bidders for the Clippers after the NBA on Tuesday banned longtime owner Donald Sterling from the league for life, and said he may be forced to sell the team for making racist remarks, which were recorded and released last week on the website TMZ. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that Mr. Sterling would be barred from contact with the team and the league and would be fined $2.5 million.
 
Rhal said:
The league was right to step in as quick as possible and to levy the hardest punishment they could. Sterling has gotten under fire from the tap, regardless if it was legally gotten or not, and the players no only wanted something done but where the real threat came in how it paints the league in a negative light. The sponsors pulling out of the Clippers at record time combined with how big this could blow up into is something the League wanted to be on the right end of. Coming down with the hammer looks good to not only sponsors but the players and will keep the league in the best position come the big TV negotiations next year.

If Sterling wants he can, and most likely will, take this to court and fight it for years but if the Owners vote him out and immediately start the selling of the team then is there anything Sterling can do except get more money from the lawsuit?
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Sterling would be smart to hire a food taster...
 
They may try to force him to sell, but I wonder how in the hell they think they can force him to pay a fine also?

This whole thing seems sort of weird, I mean the guy has done no crime, harmed no person.
He has offended the shit out of many but.... Does his punishment or desired punishment fit the
lack of a crime? Seems a little like the thought police have reached way far.
 
Re: OT: David Geffen Interested in Buying Clippers

David Geffen is as cutthroat as they come in the music world. How many of his artists have had to sue him for money? Plus, he faked having a college degree when he entered the music business. I know he's openly gay, but he's still an asshole.
 
Re: OT: David Geffen Interested in Buying Clippers

I'm waiting for Danny Mannings name to come up.
 
What would the NBA do if Sterling tried to go to the game tonight?
 
LuckyShot said:
He probably only regrets that he couldn't pull off sending him to the Lakers.
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He could have had him on the Lakers, though. Stern blocked the trade with New Orleans that would have sent Paul to the Lakers.
 
MarAzul said:
They may try to force him to sell, but I wonder how in the hell they think they can force him to pay a fine also?
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That depends on what the NBA Constitution says, and what owners sign onto when they own a team.
 
MarAzul said:
They may try to force him to sell, but I wonder how in the hell they think they can force him to pay a fine also?
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Under NBA constitution, Sterling has 30 days to pay fine. If not, that in itself is grounds for his removal by board.
 
MarAzul said:
They may try to force him to sell, but I wonder how in the hell they think they can force him to pay a fine also?

This whole thing seems sort of weird, I mean the guy has done no crime, harmed no person.
He has offended the shit out of many but.... Does his punishment or desired punishment fit the
lack of a crime? Seems a little like the thought police have reached way far.
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I was wondering about this, but I think it's the fact that they could hold off any sale until he pays the fine.
 
MarAzul said:
They may try to force him to sell, but I wonder how in the hell they think they can force him to pay a fine also?

This whole thing seems sort of weird, I mean the guy has done no crime, harmed no person.
He has offended the shit out of many but.... Does his punishment or desired punishment fit the
lack of a crime? Seems a little like the thought police have reached way far.
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It was mentioned on one of the ESPN shows that the Bylaws that are now online on the NBA's site have a rule in there that if Sterling doesn't pay in 30 days the team then Silver can oust Sterling as the owner.
 
If he doesn't pay the $2.5M, he's giving it all up. Imo
 
I wonder when Rubio will be thrown out of the league for his racist comments about Mexicans, or does that not count cause it wasn't black people?

After all, there is apparently no room in the NBA for racism....according to most of the players and media
 
Mediocre Man said:
I wonder when Rubio will be thrown out of the league for his racist comments about Mexicans, or does that not count cause it wasn't black people?

After all, there is apparently no room in the NBA for racism....according to most of the players and media
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Rubio's joke was in poor taste and racist, but his comments do not show any deep-seeded animus toward Mexicans. Further, Rubio's racism isn't felt from a structural level like Sterling's and he doesn't have a history of racism either. Not the same at all.

My fault if you were joking, it's hard to tell sarcasm on the net sometimes.
 
Mr. J said:
Rubio's joke was in poor taste and racist, but his comments do not show any deep-seeded animus toward Mexicans. Further, Rubio's racism isn't felt from a structural level like Sterling's and he doesn't have a history of racism either. Not the same at all.

My fault if you were joking, it's hard to tell sarcasm on the net sometimes.
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Actually the biggest reason is Rubio's joke didn't cost the NBA close to a billion dollars. The Clippers are losing sponsors right and left and some of those sponsors also sponsor other teams or the NBA as a whole. The NBA heard from many entities that they would not continue paying money unless swift action was taken.

If Rubio owned a team he would be out probably as well so yes there is a bit of a double standard. There are in a lot of areas in life though.
 
Mediocre Man said:
I wonder when Rubio will be thrown out of the league for his racist comments about Mexicans, or does that not count cause it wasn't black people?

After all, there is apparently no room in the NBA for racism....according to most of the players and media
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I get what your saying with the double standard and all but the big thing is its the owner of a team not an employee of the team. Its very different for a CEO of a company to be caught in a scandal then for a regular employee to be caught in a scandal.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Under NBA constitution, Sterling has 30 days to pay fine. If not, that in itself is grounds for his removal by board.
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Yes, and assuming they push him out, he is no longer a member of the group. Now how the hell do they get him to pay?
 
Mediocre Man said:
I wonder when Rubio will be thrown out of the league for his racist comments about Mexicans, or does that not count cause it wasn't black people?

After all, there is apparently no room in the NBA for racism....according to most of the players and media
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You're funny. Such a race victim.
 
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