Clippers sale to Steve Ballmer finalized, NBA says

[TheSiege]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...e-steve-ballmer-donald-sterling-nba/13952797/

I am honestly surprised by how fast this happened. But good for the players.

 

[theeedude]

I guess the moral of the story is if you want to sell your team for 3x what it's worth, say some crazy racist stuff, and have it leaked.

 

[smackababy]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...e-steve-ballmer-donald-sterling-nba/13952797/

I am honestly surprised by how fast this happened. But good for the players.

A judge had already ruled, a few weeks ago, that the sale was legal and could go through, as Sterling was found mentally incompetent due to Alzheimer's. So, this was just a formality. Once that ruling went through that he no longer had control of his trust, the sale was already made and the NBA just had to accept it.

I think this worked out well for the NBA, as they didn't have to force Sterling via the courts (or, at least try to force him; I don't think they would have won) to sell the team on his own accord.

 

[Retro Rob]

A judge had already ruled, a few weeks ago, that the sale was legal and could go through, as Sterling was found mentally incompetent due to Alzheimer's. So, this was just a formality. Once that ruling went through that he no longer had control of his trust, the sale was already made and the NBA just had to accept it.

I think this worked out well for the NBA, as they didn't have to force Sterling via the courts (or, at least try to force him; I don't think they would have won) to sell the team on his own accord.

I think it only worked as far as keeping racists closeted. This has done nothing to rid the league of racists, if that was their goal.

 

[smackababy]

I think it only worked as far as keeping racists closeted. This has done nothing to rid the league of racists, if that was their goal.

I agree. But, from their standpoint, they were able to get rid of Sterling (and prevent the Clippers from basically imploding) without having to set any dangerous precedents, like the ability to force someone to sell something they legally purchased because of opinions they don't agree with, even when said opinions were only made known because of an illegal recording released by a "friend" of a person getting millions from an old guy.

 

[theeedude]

If they are the kind of closeted racists who can't even share their racism with their girlfriends, then it becomes sort of a tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it type of situation. The idea is to stop people from acting racist, not to police their thoughts.

 

[werepossum]

If they are the kind of closeted racists who can't even share their racism with their girlfriends, then it becomes sort of a tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it type of situation. The idea is to stop people from acting racist, not to police their thoughts.

Well said - though having seen the value go from estimates of a half billion to a two billion dollar sale, I too can't help but wonder if we've all been played.

 

[Victorian Gray]

The new mascot

 

[zinfamous]

So does this mean the return of the Seattle Supersonics?