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Donald Sterling (slum lord and LA Clippers Owner).. yeah, still a racist scum bag
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That is one way to market yourself.
I WILL NOT PERFORM THE ANTHEM!
Who are you?
I AM TANK, I WILL NOT PERFORM THE ANTHEM!!!!
The Milwaukee Bucks were going to sing the anthem!?
teruterubozu
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I bet Sterling thinks there's some sort of conspiracy against him.
Master Thespian
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Right after Sterling signs over the team, Vanessa Stiviano hits him in the head with a steel chair then goes over and hugs Magic Johnson.
SWERVE
FullMetalx117
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damn...what a shitstorm.
If Magic does end up buying the Clippers though, he might be the most powerful African American in sports (Dodgers+Clippers).
Can't help but imagine him doing some evil snickering in the background haha
If Magic does end up buying the Clippers though, he might be the most powerful African American in sports (Dodgers+Clippers).
Can't help but imagine him doing some evil snickering in the background haha
sooperkool
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I might be wrong but I thought you weren't allowed to be owner of multiple sports franchises?
LyleLanley
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I believe most leagues allow you to do so as long as the other teams are from the same location.
He really is just a figurehead for the company.
EDIT: Come to think of it, I'm not really positive he is even or was initially associated with the company when it came to the Dodgers. It's kind of odd.
donkey show
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super-heated plasma
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Not in the same sport. For instance mike ilitch owns the red wings and the tigers.
HIs mistress has been pretty stealth since the tapes came out
Cosplaying as Daft Punk.
There's no rule like that I don't believe
Also if magic Johnson did plan all of this, he is an evil genius
gutter_trash
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if Clippers go for a rebranding, change the damn name
There is no rule saying a dog can't own a sports franchise.
sooperkool
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ratcliffja
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Air Bud 5 is real.
Master Thespian
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I don't think there's anything evil about it if Magic did plan the whole thing. It's not like anyone put Sterling into a position where he said things he didn't mean.
The NFL doesn't allow owners to own teams of other sports.
Also, does Magic even have "owner of an NBA team" money?
CountBlack
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Time to start a kickstarter
ohhthegore
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really? I wonder why the NFL has to be like that
and no, Magic does not have that kind of the money but his billionaire backers have more than enough
Sir_Crocodile
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"Sterling, did you know that when you sold you stock to the consortium, that the consortium was ME! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
teruterubozu
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The article is talking about Magic & The Guggenheim Partners - the owners of the Dodgers.
For the Clippers players, this was just a political / social issue. But now that companies are taking their money out of the players (state farm, kia), it hits them in the pockets too. This is an issue I hope they address and tell the world how hurt and disappointed they are of having such a cunt of a owner.
Yeah, I'm not seeing the problem. I have no problem with a racist rich slumlord guy being set up by a rich black guy to show him being racist... again. Really, though I knew nothing of him before hand, it sounds like Sterling wouldn't have taken much of a set up. Seems few people who were even somewhat familiar with him are shocked.
ratcliffja
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They're dropping like flies. With the luxury tax and high coaching salary, I'm sure Sterling will be losing money very soon. I don't think he can afford to not sell at this point.
LyleLanley
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According to Bleacher Report the rule is
Which makes sense because I believe a few NFL owners also own MLS teams and the Bucs owner still owns Manchester United.
As for the money, Magic and his partners have a combined net worth of over $200 billion. They can easily afford the Clippers.
Liquidsnake
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If Magic bought the clippers, I would then become a fan. Only then. Otherwise It makes me appreciate my Lakers even more.
How about no more balloons on the Laker legend statues now Clippers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop being disrespectful.
I hope Doc Rivers leaves and Chris Paul follows. Clipps can go back to being the Clipps.
Thank you NBA for hand delivering Paul to a disgusting franchise. And robbing the Lakers in the process.
How about no more balloons on the Laker legend statues now Clippers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop being disrespectful.
I hope Doc Rivers leaves and Chris Paul follows. Clipps can go back to being the Clipps.
Thank you NBA for hand delivering Paul to a disgusting franchise. And robbing the Lakers in the process.
teruterubozu
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Silver save Rivers and un-Stern the Sterling!
ratcliffja
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Well they're definitely going to leverage huge penalties given all the negative media coverage and the loss of ad revenue, but I wonder what they can do to essentially force him to sell the team. They definitely want Sterling gone, though. He's losing the rest of the owners money.
LyleLanley
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Has that actually happened yet?
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
ratcliffja
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I would assume that the ad revenue is split with the rest of the NBA to an extent. If so, then yes it has.
I wouldn't doubt it now after that Magic Johnson/Guggenheim story has come out. God knows, Donald Sterling provides enough openings for one though.
Diprosalic
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He owns like 2.3% of the Dodgers. The media really makes people think he owns it completely. Same with Jay-Z last year when he bought 0.1608% of the Nets, suddenly it was Jay-Z's team.
Yep, Tom Benson owns the Saints and Pelicans.
Fenderputty
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The ownership group uses him as their face for a reason. It's not just the media that portrays this.
CountBlack
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Can't wait until Adam Silver hits Sterling with a $25,000 fine.
Gully State
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Seeing Sterling's wife at the Clippers game and then hearing her statement was a bit weird. I think there was more to the quoted part below as she vehemently kept saying that she and her family were not racist.
On my way to run errands for the rest of the afternoon, I heard an interview by some Clippers beat writers stating that every NBA team has a succession plan in place and that for the Clippers, Sterling's wife and subsequently Sterling's step son would inherit the team should he step down as team owner. I guess this explains why Sterling's wife would stay in the public light.
Bottom line, I think public pressure can force Donald Sterling to step down as owner but I'm not sure he'll sell the team. Most likely, it'll just be passed onto someone in his family.
On my way to run errands for the rest of the afternoon, I heard an interview by some Clippers beat writers stating that every NBA team has a succession plan in place and that for the Clippers, Sterling's wife and subsequently Sterling's step son would inherit the team should he step down as team owner. I guess this explains why Sterling's wife would stay in the public light.
Bottom line, I think public pressure can force Donald Sterling to step down as owner but I'm not sure he'll sell the team. Most likely, it'll just be passed onto someone in his family.
LyleLanley
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I saw on twitter that one of the most likely scenarios is some form of suspension and a million dollar fine. Not exactly a huge amount for a guy worth almost 2 billion dollars but still it's better than $25,000.
It's disheartening to hear this from any human being. Doubly so from a Jew old enough to know the horrors of unfair illogical treatment and malicious assumptions.
Can you just imagine the outrage if Sterling was forced to sell the Clippers, and the team ended up getting moved?
Not only would Sterling be cemented as the worst sports owner in world sports history (with no competition from anyone else)... hee might get exiled from the state of California!
Not only would Sterling be cemented as the worst sports owner in world sports history (with no competition from anyone else)... hee might get exiled from the state of California!
CrookedRain
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Even though they're still married, they have been separated for years now. I don't think she actually said that he wasn't racist, just that she herself wasn't racist.
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