Ugh, as much as I hate racism, I don't think it's fair to make him give up his team just for racist comments. Of course it's the NBA's right, but it doesn't ring right to me. Well, let this be another lesson to racist people that all men are created equal.
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| Samus Aran said:
I do not condone racism, accidently left out the "not". NBA's anti-doping testing is a big joke. You cannot fine and suspend when you fail to catch them. Even in cycling, which has one of the most strict anti-doping testing in any professional sport, many cyclists to this day still continue to evade doping tests. Aicar is a drug that makes you lose weight and gain muscle at the same time. Perfect for a sport like basketball or cycling (and many others). But as of now, there's no tests to detect it. |
I'm not sure how that is "blatant hypocrisy". If they fail to catch dopers, they can't just punish them anyway with no evidence. There are probably plenty of other racists they have failed to catch so far. It's not like the NBA is doing anti-racism testing anyway (I assume).
| Wagram said: As part of the ban, Sterling is not allowed "to attend any NBA games or practices, be present at any Clippers office or facility, or participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team." Is that even legal? He's the owner. |
As part of the league, each owner agrees to abide by punishments levied by the commissioner (Ala Gooddell in the NFL). To refuse to honor the decision by the commissioner, I believe is an additional breach of contract. On top of that, an owner can be compelled to sell the team, if the ownership group votes 75%+ in favor.
| ToraTiger said: Ugh, as much as I hate racism, I don't think it's fair to make him give up his team just for racist comments. Of course it's the NBA's right, but it doesn't ring right to me. Well, let this be another lesson to racist people that all men are created equal. |
Well, from a business standpoint, it's absolutely fair. The league stands to lose a great deal of money if LA suddenly loses fans, and sponsors (which has already happened), due to profit sharing. On top of that, from a group ownership standpoint, maybe the majority of owners have no desire to be associated with such a thing. Would be pretty stupid to not leave the super majority an out.
Meh, he got caught being racist. I'm sure a lot of these old people who have billions are racist.
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| spurgeonryan said:
But when Baseball players pump themselves full of drugs they get a fine or a slap on the hand and that is it. Not to mention that he OWNS the team! Lets remember though, Steroids and Gambling ( Pete Rose) actually involve the sport. As I said. These were horrible comments. But would his punishment have been different if he owned....a Nascar racing team? It amazes me that laws have made Racial issues go away, but even in today's world racial tension is at a boiling point. We just have laws keeping the pot from boiling over. I am against political correct America. Maybe I am just not cool enough to understand. None of that stuff matters to me. Comedians can say what they want, double standard in this country, but then Paula Dean or this idiot say something and they are persecuted. I think her quote was like decades ago, and she was still slammed hard. But the political correct Americans will continue to go over board when it comes to race, and soon religion. |
The decision by the NBA was more because of financial reasons than moral reasons. Media sources have covered Sterling's racist remarks before, but none have been as widespread as this. Tis particular recording was covered by almsot every major news source, which means that a fairly large portion of the NBA audience have witnessed him explicitly promoting racism. From a business perspective, it makes sense for the NBA to not associate with Sterling to not lose money from fans, promoters, etc. I agree that it's unfortunate that people are punished for expressing themselves in a private conversation, but the NBA's decision was about money, not righteousness.
| spurgeonryan said:
But when Baseball players pump themselves full of drugs they get a fine or a slap on the hand and that is it. Not to mention that he OWNS the team! Lets remember though, Steroids and Gambling ( Pete Rose) actually involve the sport. As I said. These were horrible comments. But would his punishment have been different if he owned....a Nascar racing team? It amazes me that laws have made Racial issues go away, but even in today's world racial tension is at a boiling point. We just have laws keeping the pot from boiling over. I am against political correct America. Maybe I am just not cool enough to understand. None of that stuff matters to me. Comedians can say what they want, double standard in this country, but then Paula Dean or this idiot say something and they are persecuted. I think her quote was like decades ago, and she was still slammed hard. But the political correct Americans will continue to go over board when it comes to race, and soon religion. |
Who got caught using steroids and got "slap" on the hand in Baseball? Name'em...
What would you sanction the owner (if you would)?
And who's behind the Nascar structure? Is it the same type people that's behind NRA? We all know the answer to that.
You know what I hate more than political correctness? People not politically correct that can't take aftermath after they open their mouth. If one is going to be hateful or agressive, better learn how to whithstand the consequence.
Paula Dean, I do not know her well enough to tell you the whole story but we all know it's not only about what she said a long time ago.
Show me some comedians that spewed some hateful comments towards other ethnic groups because I'm in the black over here. No pun.
If you think that putting racists on spotlight is overboard, then this conversation is unuseful.
I actually agree with Bill Maher on this. Sterling def. a racist,but take away his team? Clippers shldn't have played yesterday? Calm down,being an asshole is still legal in America
It wouldnt be news the other way around.
| HipHopGodd said: NFL is a bigger joke when you think about it. Vick fought and killed dogs, Ray Lewis beat a murder charge, and Michael Sam is the guy of the three mentioned who no one wants to play with because he's gay. |
Michael Sam hasn't been drafted yet so you can't already asume that no one wants to play with him because he is openly gay.
| LiquorandGunFun said: I actually agree with Bill Maher on this. Sterling def. a racist,but take away his team? Clippers shldn't have played yesterday? Calm down,being an asshole is still legal in America It wouldnt be news the other way around. |
I actually agree more with one of the more recent replies firing assholes is still legal in America also.
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