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Sterling banned for life from NBA and fined 2.5MM
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:48 pm
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:50 pm to 3nOut
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:50 pm to 3nOut
Pretty big hammer there..
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:51 pm to 3nOut
He's about to make more than a billion dollars on a 15 million dollar investment. He ain't worried bout no 2.5m 
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:53 pm to 3nOut
Not surprised at all.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:54 pm to 3nOut
2.5 million to a billionaire is like ashtray change.
From what I understand and this apparently was on the table, the league ownership can disolve the team. The stips behind that are that the team's owner, in this case the Clippers has to be doing something that is deterimental to profitability and under that circumstance the league owners can step in and dissolve the team. Not that this was going to happen but I heard this on the radio this morning and I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
From what I understand and this apparently was on the table, the league ownership can disolve the team. The stips behind that are that the team's owner, in this case the Clippers has to be doing something that is deterimental to profitability and under that circumstance the league owners can step in and dissolve the team. Not that this was going to happen but I heard this on the radio this morning and I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:55 pm to 3nOut
That's ridiculous. Being a racist and a bigot isnt against the law. Comments made in private should not be grounds for being forced to give up personal property.
This post was edited on 4/29/14 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:56 pm to pirate75
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Being a racist and a bigot isnt against the law.
He is not going to jail.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:57 pm to pirate75
I don't think they can force him to sell.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:58 pm to 3nOut
who downvoted me? GSYDIAB.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:59 pm to 3nOut
The NBA did the right thing by distancing themselves as far away as possible. Good move.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 1:59 pm to CheeseburgerEddie
God this is getting pathetic
Posted on 4/29/14 at 2:00 pm to Robert Goulet
I'm not trying to apply the slippery slope argument to this but I wonder what happens the next time a coach or player says something racist or homophobic.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 2:00 pm to pirate75
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That's ridiculous. Being a racist and a bigot isnt against the law. Comments made in private should not be grounds for being forced to give up personal property.
The NBA can do whatever they want. In a league where 85% of it is black this is best thing they can do. He put this in the owner's hands.
This isn't Sterlings first egregious actions. He's been a racist POS for a long time.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 2:01 pm to UMRealist
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I'm not trying to apply the slippery slope argument to this but I wonder what happens the next time a white coach or player says something racist or homophobic.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 2:01 pm to 3nOut
I would tell them to shove it.hire a herd of attorneys and go scorched earth on the NBA. The man has the money to go toe to toe in court with anyone.
Might be interesting to do discovery on Magic and his partners....
Might be interesting to do discovery on Magic and his partners....
This post was edited on 4/29/14 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 4/29/14 at 2:01 pm to parkjas2001
The point I was trying to make was there isn't a legal issue that can be used as a tool to help force him to sell.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 2:02 pm to pirate75
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That's ridiculous. Being a racist and a bigot isnt against the law. Comments made in private should not be grounds for being forced to give up personal property.
They joined the NBA so he has to follow NBA rules. I don't think they can make him sell the Clippers but he'd probably want to since they lose almost all their value if they aren't in the NBA.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 2:02 pm to UMRealist
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I'm not trying to apply the slippery slope argument to this but I wonder what happens the next time a coach or player says something racist or homophobic.
Mark Cuban nearly said this word for word this morning in Dallas.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 2:03 pm to pirate75
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The point I was trying to make was there isn't a legal issue that can be used as a tool to help force him to sell.
Depends on what the NBA Constitution says.
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