Discussion for article #222817
Sterling is going to argue that since the NBA has long known he is a racist, and did absolutely nothing about it, they are legally barred from taking action now.
I hate that this is my first comment on the site after being a member since Prime launched, but itās Adam Silver, not Eric Silver.
Pedantry for the win!
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Oh, yeah, THATāS how crazy old people roll . . .
Fine - just boot the team out of the league. Then it is WORTHLESS!
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Maybe he thinks heās been charged with murder, because heās putting together one hell of an insanity defense. Put the old fool out on an ice flow and let him argue with the wolves.
They probably wonāt have to do that. If all of the players and coaches refuse to play (either for him or against his team) as long as heās the owner, he wonāt have any options left. That āstrikeā almost happened earlier, but the NBA acted. Now if this gets tied up in litigation, it may be up to the players again.
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Heās a lot like Cliven Bundy, eh?
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And take a look at the inconsistency: First he whines that heās not a racist; Now he claims the league knew he was a racist all along. So which is it bubelahā¦ is you is, or is you aināt.
So I guess all that phony crying on Anderson Cooper was a show??? He really didnāt do anything wrong??? He really didnāt say anything bad???
Why did he apologize???
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I hate to get rational, but my understanding is that the NBA Constitution, which each owner has to sign and adhere to, provides that all liltigation or disagreements will be adjudicated in arbitration, and not in court. Itās not clear to me what Sterlingās attorney is claiming are Sterlingās rights to due process that were violated, when theyāre all spelled out in the Constitution.
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A) Release all of the Clippers from their contracts.
B) Schedule the Clippers to play 0 games next year.
C) Let Sterlingās value fall through the floor.
He can own his precious team. He just canāt do anything with it, and thereās nothing in any NBA Bylaws that can force the League to actually have his team playing.
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Yep. All they need to do is revoke his franchiseā¦just like McDonaldās would do to any non-compliant franchisee. He can keep the practice facility and the copy machines at the Stapleās Center offices and fuck off. But the name āClippersā belongs to the NBA. Even the basketballs are league property.
Those players signed NBA contracts. If Sterling isnāt part of the NBA, they are free, and/or can sue him for breach of contract.
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Maybe he is Cliven āItās All About Meā Bundyā¦
He knows that regular laws donāt apply to rich people. Theyāll take it to the USA Supreme Court and it will be proved: 5 to 4.
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I wonder if heāll start showing up to games? If heās rejecting the fine, I suppose he must reject the ban, too.
Thatād beā¦ interesting.
If Sterling, and even his wife, who allegedly is now divorcing him, decide to hire the best lawyers and fight thisā¦well, grab your popcorn, folks, because it will be a showcase of our laws, due process, and peopleās rights under the Constitution.
Stay tuned.
Theyāre taking the GOP stance: āConstitution, Shmonstitution! Weāll TELL YOU what the Constitution says, and it says āDONāT MESS WITH RICH PEOPLEāS SHIT!āā
Oh-E-fucking-Vay now Sterlings the victim.
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Actually what you do is REFUSE to take the court as long as he continues to defy the NBA.
All it takes is guts.