Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Donald Sterling

The man above is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.  He is also the most infamous name in the basketball community at this moment. Why? For being a racist.  A leaked phone conversation with his girlfriend shed light on the real nature of this man. A small excerpt from his racist tirade is as follows:

 "I think the fact that you admire [Magic] -- I've known him well, and he should be admired," Sterling replies. "And I'm just saying that it's too bad you can't admire him privately. And during your ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE, your whole life, admire him -- bring him here, feed him, fuck him, I don't care. You can do anything. But don't put him on an Instagram for the world to see so they have to call me. And don't bring him to my games. OK?"

This is a man who does not need to own a basketball team anymore.  Everyone of notoriety in the basketball world has spoken out against this man names which include NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Lebron James.  Other NBA owners are doing everything that they can to explore the options to get rid of his ownership of the Clippers and get him removed from the basketball community.  Players have staged a silent protest against him by turning their warm up jerseys inside out, and throwing clothes with the clippers logo on the middle of the basketball floor.

I hope that these owners and commisioners will find a way to get rid of him and find a way soon.  A NBA media presser will be held today sometime to address the situation, and reveal the actions they are trying to take.  Hopefully, the end result will be to get him out of power and away from the league.    

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