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[bishoptl]

At least now we know why he wasn't spending any $$$ on free agents!

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0812041sterling1.html

Donald Sterling, the miserly tycoon who owns the Los Angeles Clippers, testified last year that he regularly paid a Beverly Hills woman for sex, describing her as a $500-a-trick "freak" with whom he coupled "all over my building, in my bathroom, upstairs, in the corner, in the elevator." Sterling's graphic testimony--which came during a two-day pretrial deposition in connection with a lawsuit he filed against the woman, Alexandra Castro--will surely nettle basketball commissioner David Stern, who normally has to explain away the behavior of 20-something athletes, not married 70-year-old club owners worth nearly a billion.

During a sworn January 2003 deposition, Sterling denied having a relationship with Castro, though he changed his testimony when questioned again last August. In often explicit detail, Sterling recounted three years of transactions with Castro, whom he met in mid-1999 (below you'll find excerpts from Sterling's deposition). While acknowledging that, "maybe I morally did something wrong," the Clippers owner was not shy when it came to describing hour-long sessions with Castro, whom Sterling credited with "sucking me all night long" and whose "best sex was better than words could express." Testifying that he was "quietly concealing it from the world," Sterling had a blunt appraisal of his "exciting" relationship with Castro: "It was purely sex for money, money for sex, sex for money, money for sex." Sterling, a Los Angeles real estate mogul, bought the Clippers in 1981 for $12.5 million and the franchise--one of the most profitable in the NBA--is now worth more than $200 million. Since Sterling's purchase, the team has amassed the NBA's worst combined record and gained a reputation as a stingy operation that will trade an exceptional player before paying him a superstar's salary.

The 70-year-old Sterling, who is married, also credited Castro for "sucking me all night long" and whose "best sex was better than words could express." And all the while the miserly Clips Owner was "quietly concealing it (the relationship) from the world."

EL OH EL

 

[mightynine]

You would think he would've told Kobe about that. Might have been a deal-breaker.

 

[Dilbert]

Maybe he ought to change the name of the franchise to the "Los Angeles Lippers."

 

[calder]

That sort of testimony can only improve his image in the minds of most pro athletes. Hell, as tawdry as it sounds, I have to give him some props for it. 70 years old? All night long? Constantly hitting it up all over creation? Bravo, you sick old fart. Bravo. And now *he's* suing *her* for something? That's... some kind of impressive.

 

[brooklyngooner]

You would think he would've told Kobe about that. Might have been a deal-breaker.

Since Kobe seems to take what he wants, doubt it.

 

[bishoptl]

I like to think I'm providing a public service with these posts

 

[Fifty]

What a superfreak.

He's the one on the right.

 

[mightynine]

Can't someone PS the girl on her knees in front of him? Or would that be a bit too much?

 

[Gattsu25]

That sort of testimony can only improve his image in the minds of most pro athletes. Hell, as tawdry as it sounds, I have to give him some props for it. 70 years old? All night long? Constantly hitting it up all over creation? Bravo, you sick old fart. Bravo. And now *he's* suing *her* for something? That's... some kind of impressive.

You're the man now dog!

 

[bjork]

What a superfreak.

He's the one on the right.

Ha, thanks for pointing that out, I thought he was the black guy for a minute.

 

[SyNapSe]

This is it! Disco Donald has been to busy screwing chicks to resign free agents..

 

[kevm3]

No wonder he's been stingy with the money... He'd rather pay the salary of a superstar whore than some black man to dribble up and down the court... heheh.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

First he tries to steal Kobe, now he's trying to steal away Jerry Buss' title of "Poonologist of Los Angeles". FUCK THIS GUY!

 

[Eminem]

You would think he would've told Kobe about that. Might have been a deal-breaker.

hahahahhaha

 

[Dan]

Anyone know what the actual lawsuit is over?

 

[Teddman]

Hahah, read the deposition. I don't understand why he keeps going off with the lurid sex details, as if he's proud of it.

He had the same hooker as Mike Tyson?

 

[Teddman]

HAHHAA Mike Tyson "screens" his hookers through an aqcuaintence who decides if they're good enough for Iron Mike.

HAHAHAH

 

[Fifty]

Hopefully he chooses his hookers better than he does his fights.

 

[Manick Joe]

I think the real question here is HOW IN THE WORLD ARE THE CLIPPERS WORTH $200 MILLION? Name me one jersey that could sell anything. Darius Miles? Please. They are like the Milwaukee Brewers of basketball constantly selling off any true talent and just spending enough to field a "team". Plus they've got a friggin' dynasty in the very same house they play in which brings in all the stars. Mind is boggled.

 

[Bat]

It's probably worth more than $200 million. This is a franchise that's in (arguably) the NBA's biggest market, which posts major profits every year. Compare that to the Nets (which were just sold for 300 million) who suffered empty seats and big losses over the last few years.

 

[Fifty]

I have never seen a Clippers game on TV. Staples Center is 100% Laker turf in my mind. I'd like to see A) A Clippers game on national TV or B) An interview with a Clippers fan. Do they really exist?

 

[Shinobi]

I think the real question here is HOW IN THE WORLD ARE THE CLIPPERS WORTH $200 MILLION? Name me one jersey that could sell anything. Darius Miles? Please. They are like the Milwaukee Brewers of basketball constantly selling off any true talent and just spending enough to field a "team". Plus they've got a friggin' dynasty in the very same house they play in which brings in all the stars. Mind is boggled.

Well Miles isn't with the Clips anymore (he was traded to the Cavs, then to Portland). Also I've seen quite a few Brand jerseys. The blue Clippers jerseys look really sharp.

 

[Mustang]

Well, looking at attendance stats:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/attendance?sort=all_total&year=2004&seasonType=2

The Clips bring in about 2700 less fans a game than the Lakers do.

So I guess some fans do exist. :/

 

[Guzim]

I love how Chicago is 7th on that list. It shows even if your team is still bad, fans are loyal

 

[norinrad21]

the team has amassed the NBA's worst combined record and gained a reputation as a stingy operation that will trade an exceptional player before paying him a superstar's salary.

Ahahahahahahahaha

 

[alejob]

So thats where all the money for free agents went!