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[MagicWithEarvin]

Bring the team to Seattle pls

 

[Doc Holliday]

What no bishop gifs?????

 

[Dunedain_Ranger]

Deserve every bit of it .

 

[Twenty7KVN]

Perma'd

Where's that nba jam banned gif?

 

[friskykillface]

if hes forced to sell the team it will be for a lot

the Bucks just sold for 500 million, for a franchise in a small market and with basically no stars, this sale could be for a lot of money


but glad for the ban

 

[teruterubozu]

Can sterling sell the team to his wife or son?

Yes but it has to be approved by the NBA board...so maybe not.

 

[wenis]

I wanna see a defense force against this (**continues to lurk stormfront for shits and giggles**).

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Next up:

No idea who that is but I'll guess the owner of the Magic?

 

[Sanjuro]

if hes forced to sell the team it will be for a lot

the Bucks just sold for 500 million, for a franchise in a small market and with basically no stars, this sale could be for a lot of money


but glad for the ban

If I had to throw a number out, Clippers are probably $700-800 million.

EDIT: I'm leaning towards less as they don't have an arena.

 

[victreeb3l]

Next up:

Someone make him say some bigoted stuff and get it on tape. Please.

If I had to throw a number out, Clippers are probably $700-800 million.

Some on Twitter are saying the bidding wars are going over $1 billion. Sterling will be getting quite a nice return on his investment.

 

[TomShoe]

if hes forced to sell the team it will be for a lot

the Bucks just sold for 500 million, for a franchise in a small market and with basically no stars, this sale could be for a lot of money


but glad for the ban

He's losing a lot of leverage because of all the outside pressure to sell the team, though a multitude of buyers may up the price.

 

[Stinkles]

I don't think that just because a man spends his whole life actively discriminating against all minorities and especially black people that we should immediately assume he is racist. People are so quick to judge. Same thing with Cliven Bundy. People just don't understand the complexity of his views.

 

[Skinny Pete]

Adam Silver gives no fucks. Good job commish.

 

[JDSN]

Happy about this, but it was definetely long overdue and some of his past acts were worse but somehow allowed since he only used the racist codewords and actions, protected by quantum laws.

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

He's losing a lot of leverage because of all the outside pressure to sell the team, though a multitude of buyers may up the price.

Oh yeah, I can definitely see there being a lot of interest in the team. This guy will make bank.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

That's a lot harsher than I thought they'd even have the authority to enforce so good on them.

 

[Smellycat]

Lol dang

 

[AstroNut325]

That's some good ether!

 

[bender]

Sounded confident they'll be able to get owner support to force Sterling to sell the team.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

What no bishop gifs?????

From the other thread

nice

 

[Maddocks]

Clippers are worth 800+ million. But there are people lining up to purchase. Now it's up to the new owner if they want to move the team. the magic Johnson's group buys it, he will keep it in LA, but if a rich Seattle billionaire buys it. clippers could be in Seattle by 2019.

 

[Sanjuro]

Some on Twitter are saying the bidding wars are going over $1 billion. Sterling will be getting quite a nice return on his investment.

Yeah, definitely.

I'm saying what they are likely/should be worth. A bidding war would drive that up. Some owners probably have some interesting ideas for the franchise.

 

[mreddie]

The issue is now is Sterling gonna fight the ban?

He likely will considering he has a invasion of privacy case.

Oh please have Magic and his crew buy out the Clippers.

 

[Saint Gregory]

Next up:

Oh god please, yes.

 

[out0v0rder]

lol banned for life. he's 80 years old

 

[Omega]

I don't think that just because a man spends his whole life actively discriminating against all minorities and especially black people that we should immediately assume he is racist. People are so quick to judge. Same thing with Cliven Bundy. People just don't understand the complexity of his views.

This isn't what people had in mind when they said they were waiting for a defense force lol

 

[TheOohChild]

I loved how authoritative his statement was. "FOR LIFE!"

 

[Sanjuro]

Clippers are worth 800+ million. But there are people lining up to purchase. Now it's up to the new owner if they want to move the team. the magic Johnson's group buys it, he will keep it in LA, but if a rich Seattle billionaire buys it. clippers could be in Seattle by 2019.

Clippers are not moving to Seattle.

/end

 

[VeryGooster]

http://www.nba.com/clippers/one

 

[FullMetalx117]

So Sterling still wins by making $1 Billion?

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Silver surprised me. Didn't think he'd have cajones this big so soon after getting the job. Well done.

 

[RottenTanuki]

I hope he doesn't get to enjoy the close to a billion dollars from the sale.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

So Sterling still wins by making $1 Billion?

The goal is not to bankrupt him, but to remove his presence from the NBA. Mission Accomplished.

 

[Maddocks]

Clippers are not moving to Seattle.

/end

says who? it all depends on who is buying it. LA is the better option, but it moving is not impossible.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

I tried to follow this story and i still don´t understand why a racist who hates black people owns a basketball club, the sport which is predominantly black.

 

[Omega]

So Sterling still wins by making $1 Billion?

I hope he doesn't get to enjoy the close to a billion dollars from the sale.

Its his team. What do you guys expect?

No one can just force him away from his business with no rewards. Batman isn't real

 

[DJ88]

Wow. Pleasantly surprised at the decision.

 

[Goro Majima]

Clippers are worth 800+ million. But there are people lining up to purchase. Now it's up to the new owner if they want to move the team. the magic Johnson's group buys it, he will keep it in LA, but if a rich Seattle billionaire buys it. clippers could be in Seattle by 2019.

You'd have to imagine that a forced sell of the team would come with the stipulation that the team could not move for some time. It's not exactly the same situation as a team like Milwaukee getting bought and moved.

 

[Slayven]

Obama and the liberals infringing on state's rights again.

 

[Az]

So Sterling still wins by making $1 Billion?

He's rich as fuck either way. This is def justice.

 

[MWS Natural]

I now await the incoming whitelash backlash.

 

[LiK]

So Sterling still wins by making $1 Billion?

He's already rich but now his rep is in shambles.

 

[Archaix]

says who? it all depends on who is buying it. LA is the better option, but it moving is not impossible.

Yes, it is impossible. The NBA has denied multiple sales to owners looking to move teams to Seattle lately. Nobody's moving unless they use it as a threat to get a new arena and the threat fails.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Honestly, the guy is so rich and powerful that is impossible to actually punish his behaviour in any real way. Given that constraint, this is a pretty tooth and substantial sanction. $2.5 million, like any fine, is a token fine, but it'll do a lot of good to help worthy organizations, and the rest of the stuff removes him from the picture (even if he will profit from selling the team).

 

[TrueGrime]

I tried to follow this story and i still don´t understand why a racist who hates black people owns a basketball club, the sport which is predominantly black.

Yup. Makes no sense whatsoever. I mean.. as an owner, did he not have even the smallest professional relationship with the players?

 

[Sanjuro]

says who? it all depends on who is buying it. LA is the better option, but it moving is not impossible.

LA is a bigger market, Clippers are close to the top ten in team value...why the hell would they go to Seattle?

 

[entremet]

I tried to follow this story and i still don´t understand why a racist who hates black people owns a basketball club, the sport which is predominantly black.

Slave owner mentality.

 

[BravesCountry]

So Sterling still wins by making $1 Billion?

It's his property, you can force him to sell it in the NBA but forcing unfair value for it would set a really bad precedent.

 

[Dark Octave]

LOL Just heard the conversation. I can't believe this is a real argument between two adults.

"You know I'm mixed, right?"

"You said you were going to fix that"

 

[Senor Kami]

Good stuff. Now we need an investigation into payoffs and bribery in the NAACP who gave this guy a Lifetime Achievement award and was about to give him another.