He's made disparaging remarks about Asians as well. The old jew is an equal opportunity hater.Originally Posted by T1
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He's made disparaging remarks about Asians as well. The old jew is an equal opportunity hater.
They said they were going to still give him the award if he gave money to black students at UCLA.
Banned for Life & $2.5 million fine???
There was no outcry from the NBA when Isiah Thomas made his racial remarks about Larry Byrd all those years ago.
Good old Memorial Gym
Cuban's take:
Cuban was concerned about an arbitrary line being set for forcing people out of the league because of controversial beliefs that could be considered offensive.
"In this country, people are allowed to be morons," Cuban said. "They're allowed to be stupid. They're allowed to think idiotic thoughts.
"Within an organization like the NBA, we try to do what's in the best interest of the league, and that's why we have a commissioner and a constitution, and I think Adam will be smart and deal with Donald with the full extent available. But, again, if you're saying a blanket, 'Let's kick him out' -- I don't want to go that far because it's not about Donald, it's not about his position, it's about his mess -- and what are we going to make a decision on?
Cuban added that it was "damn scary" to ponder the thought of attempting to remove somebody from the NBA because of his personal beliefs.
"In no uncertain terms am I supporting what Donald Sterling said, or his position," Cuban said. "He's obviously racist, he's obviously bigoted. And in this day and age when you're in the public eye, you've got to be damn careful -- if that's your position, and that's unfortunately where you're at, you better be damn careful what you say, even in the privacy of your own home.
"But regardless of your background, regardless of the history they have, if we're taking something somebody said in their home and we're trying to turn it into something that leads to you being forced to divest property in any way, shape or form, that's not the United States of America. I don't want to be part of that."
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10...-kicking-owner
I think Cuban pretty much gets it.
Some will no doubt call "freedom of speech!" but that's not really whats going on. As a semi-private entity, the NBA has the right to ban him (unless, of course, he turns out to be gay). However, this reinforces incredibly bad precedent - when someone eventually DOES go after Freedom of Speech there will be virtually no opposition, and the govt will be allowed to punish you (legally this time) for what you say.
I think you are right on target BD! This is just another paving stone on the road to loss of free speech.
Kareem has some interesting thoughts:
http://time.com/#79590/donald-sterli...jabbar-racism/
Even further, you better watch what you say in your private conversations with your loved ones while in your home....even those words may cost you everything.
That's messed up. No player should have to play for someone that demeans them in such a personal manner. Their leader Chris Paul is also a great ambassador for the league. You must be a disgruntled Lakers fan!
And told her she could feed African Americans, as well as apply other 4-letter verbs that begin with "f" to them.Yet he had a African-American/Mexican girlfriend.
This is a tough one because the free market cant really hurt him as easily as if he owned some stand alone business. Yes, every team has an individual owner, but revenues are shared and the owners act as one big group. So, they either trust the commissioner to dole out punishment to owners who hurt the brand or they can take a vote from the owners. I am not sure what happened here, seems like silver was acting as dictator and called the shot, but I seriously doubt that any of the other owners are going to argue. This will be interesting because this seems like a law firm where a partner is being stupid and everyone else will try to force him out one way or another....but, he can either go gently into that great night or he can throw a shit fit and cause stink. It will be interesting to see what happens....
The possible legal ramifications:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nba...ban/?eref=sihp
Of particular interest is this nugget:
"Sterling suing may lead to pretrial discovery, which could be designed in part to embarrass other owners and NBA officials of any bigoted remarks or beliefs on their part. Keep in mind, if Sterling is ousted because of racism, he would likely demand that evidence showing that other owners and officials are also racist be shared. He would use such information to portray his penalty as unwarranted and contradicted by the conduct of those who ousted him. Sterling might request emails and other records from owners and officials that depict them in a negative light. Sterling has owned the Clippers for 33 years, which suggests that he has had many interactions -- including private conversations with league officials and owners. If there are other owners who are racist or bigoted, it stands to reason Sterling knows who they are."
Think some owners did not get a lot of sleep last night?
Mr. DeVos has also said things that some would find offensive:
http://www.magicbasketballonline.com...nald-sterling/
The dude may be a bigot, but I think more importantly he was a horny jealous old man that was goaded into making stupid private statements that were then illegally released for public consumption.
Once again, when do we start respecting the individual's rights to be an idiot?
I think the most reasoned basketball voices have been Cuban and Kareem; never thought I would say that.
I would bet Obama called the NBA commish. He sure hit the media with his usual quick race dividing/baiting thoughts. This is nothing that Obama should have made any comment about!!!! This is the part that fries me!
This is funny and sad: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...#axzz30O1UylTM
They did not have a "romantic" relationship. Well, no, romance implies some kind of feelings or affection. I believe the term for their relationship is "financial".
'Stiviano's lawyer said his client was a hardworking young woman who supported herself working as a waitress ". Her waitress job was able to pay for a $1.8 mil apartment and luxury autos? What restaurant did she work at?
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