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Letang Is The Truth wrote:
i think the NBA was smart not to take this to the owners. if it came up 50/50 then everyone looks kind of silly
He sorta did, tho. He referred this to the board of governors; apparently, if 3/4 of them agree, they can force the sale of the team. Not sure who comprises the membership of the BOG, but presumably it includes all 30 team owners.
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KennyTheKangaroo wrote:
what exactly constitutes a ban for life?
In his case, 12-24 months.
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The financial penalty is the maximum allowable under the NBA constitution and bylaws. But to put that into perspective for a man worth $1.9 billion, that's broadly the same as fining someone who makes $50,000 a year about $65.

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I know it's from a different sport, but wasn't Marge Schott banned from baseball for racial statements.
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viva la ben wrote:
I know it's from a different sport, but wasn't Marge Schott banned from baseball for racial statements.
Just for one year and fined $250,000
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Somewhat inevitably, someone on the radio just raised a question about the First Amendment.
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columbia wrote:
Somewhat inevitably, someone on the radio just raised a question about the First Amendment.
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DelPen wrote:
viva la ben wrote:
I know it's from a different sport, but wasn't Marge Schott banned from baseball for racial statements.
Just for one year and fined $250,000
She was banned a second time for two seasons, and was staring at a third ban when she sold her interest in the team.
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Every time I see Commissioner Silver, I think the first sentence out of his mouth would be "the owls are not what they seem."
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Not to marginalize what was said by the guy, but it really seems like this was planned to a certain degree. Who prodes a guy on something like that and tapes the conversation. Magic is involved in the conversation, now watch him end up buying the team.
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thehockeyguru wrote:
Not to marginalize what was said by the guy, but it really seems like this was planned to a certain degree. Who prodes a guy on something like that and tapes the conversation. Magic is involved in the conversation, now watch him end up buying the team.
I wonder what would happen if the Seattle guys tried to buy the Clippers and offered more than Magic's group.
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Its like magic, this gold digger, and his wife got in a room and hashed a plan to take advantage of this old racist guy. The chick gets the old man to buy her stuff, magic gets the team, and the wife gets half of the sale price.
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thehockeyguru wrote:
Not to marginalize what was said by the guy, but it really seems like this was planned to a certain degree. Who prodes a guy on something like that and tapes the conversation. Magic is involved in the conversation, now watch him end up buying the team.
That's probably the best plot for a movie ever.
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Are people really that enraged about this? Let's let the gold digging whore go for having relations with a man that is married and she clearly wouldn't be attracted to if he wasn't loaded because he said don't bring black people to my game. I am not excusing his comments but let's be honest what Don Imus said years ago was far worse than what Donald said. I think there are more important issues to this story but the race factor is the 'bigger' issue because the media is making it so.


EDIT - wrong person, Don Imus
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ILikeTurtles wrote:
I am not excusing his comments but let's be honest what Rush Limbaugh said years ago was far worse than what Donald said.
Which was?
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Troy Loney wrote:
thehockeyguru wrote:
Not to marginalize what was said by the guy, but it really seems like this was planned to a certain degree. Who prodes a guy on something like that and tapes the conversation. Magic is involved in the conversation, now watch him end up buying the team.
That's probably the best plot for a movie ever.
Who do you have play each character?
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ILikeTurtles wrote:
Are people really that enraged about this? Let's let the gold digging whore go for having relations with a man that is married and she clearly wouldn't be attracted to if he wasn't loaded because he said don't bring black people to my game. I am not excusing his comments but let's be honest what Rush Limbaugh said years ago was far worse than what Donald said. I think there are more important issues to this story but the race factor is the 'bigger' issue because the media is making it so.
Sterling's been a terrible owner and terrible person for decades. He should have been forced out a long time ago.
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thehockeyguru wrote:
Its like magic, this gold digger, and his wife got in a room and hashed a plan to take advantage of this old racist guy. The chick gets the old man to buy her stuff, magic gets the team, and the wife gets half of the sale price.
I may be wrong, but didn't TMZ report that the recording sessions used to be quite regular, because Sterling wanted to "archive his thoughts"?
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thehockeyguru wrote:
Troy Loney wrote:
thehockeyguru wrote:
Not to marginalize what was said by the guy, but it really seems like this was planned to a certain degree. Who prodes a guy on something like that and tapes the conversation. Magic is involved in the conversation, now watch him end up buying the team.
That's probably the best plot for a movie ever.
Who do you have play each character?

Magic- Fishbourne
Scheming Tramp - Lake Bell
Old Racist idiot - any old white guy will probably do.
Commissioner - George Clooney
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ILikeTurtles wrote:
Are people really that enraged about this? Let's let the gold digging whore go for having relations with a man that is married and she clearly wouldn't be attracted to if he wasn't loaded because he said don't bring black people to my game. I am not excusing his comments but let's be honest what Rush Limbaugh said years ago was far worse than what Donald said. I think there are more important issues to this story but the race factor is the 'bigger' issue because the media is making it so.
I'd say the most important issue is whether the players wanted him gone. The owners can put together whatever deal they want to maximize their profits (and they seem good at doing that), but there's no game without the dudes on the court. I believe this to be one of those rare cases where principle was more important than $$$ to the players and that some would have reacted in ways that hurt the bottom line. And that's not even taking into account the people who buy tickets and watch the games.
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Troy Loney wrote:
thehockeyguru wrote:
Troy Loney wrote:
thehockeyguru wrote:
Not to marginalize what was said by the guy, but it really seems like this was planned to a certain degree. Who prodes a guy on something like that and tapes the conversation. Magic is involved in the conversation, now watch him end up buying the team.
That's probably the best plot for a movie ever.
Who do you have play each character?

Magic- Fishbourne
Scheming Tramp - Lake Bell
Old Racist idiot - any old white guy will probably do.
Commissioner - George Clooney
Is it going to be like that stupid NFL draft movie that just came out where the trailer is just clips of games?
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pittsoccer33 wrote:
ILikeTurtles wrote:
I am not excusing his comments but let's be honest what Rush Limbaugh said years ago was far worse than what Donald said.
Which was?
My mistake, wrong person.
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MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:
Troy Loney wrote:
thehockeyguru wrote:
Troy Loney wrote:
thehockeyguru wrote:
Not to marginalize what was said by the guy, but it really seems like this was planned to a certain degree. Who prodes a guy on something like that and tapes the conversation. Magic is involved in the conversation, now watch him end up buying the team.
That's probably the best plot for a movie ever.
Who do you have play each character?

Magic- Fishbourne
Scheming Tramp - Lake Bell
Old Racist idiot - any old white guy will probably do.
Commissioner - George Clooney
Is it going to be like that stupid NFL draft movie that just came out where the trailer is just clips of games?
No, we'll get the American Hustle guy to direct it.
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Troy Loney wrote:

Magic- Fishbourne
Scheming Tramp - Lake Bell
Owner - Jack Nicholson
Commissioner - George Clooney