LA Clippers owner racist rant at girlfriend

[smackababy]

what? you know a contract lawyer who has NEVER entered into a contract? how does he get clients? a house? a car? etc?

Yeah, that seems a bit strange.

 

[TerryMathews]

what? you know a contract lawyer who has NEVER entered into a contract? how does he get clients? a house? a car? etc?

Technically he signed a contract when he entered college but I wasn't going to get too pedantic about it. Plus, his retort would probably be that it was some 100 year old lawyer that got admitted without a degree to the bar.

 

[momeNt]

what? you know a contract lawyer who has NEVER entered into a contract? how does he get clients? a house? a car? etc?

It's a joke, buying an apple from a fruit cart is a contract technically.

 

[feralkid]

So much butthurt for the modern progressives over the last 5 years.

You guys have lost literally every battle... Gun control is gone, zimmerman is free, it's been decided in a courtroom you can defend yourself against a felon thug crew who points anything at you (just can't shoot as they drive away), and now sterling has made this entire thing a non-issue.

I love how you all ignore the jacksons, the sharptons, any racist player if their skin color is burnt umber or darker. But if they're a medium ivory? Burn those motherf'ers.

I mean seriously, it has got to suck to be a modern progressive in this day and age. Your golden times were 1995-2000 or so. Get with the times! Nobody cares about color, no one wants gun control, just find another pedestal to stand on.

Yeah, yeah, whatever.

We've all heard you describe the inside of your bubble before.

Frankly, no one cares about your delusional views anymore.

 

[lupi]

Who would have figured, preslove going full emotional retard with a clear disregard for any facts or common sense, just full bore talking head lodged in anus mode.

In full preslove retard mode, I guess next we'll be hearing a NBA press conference talking about the Hornets going up for sale cause Jordan's a racist too.

 

[smackababy]

Who would have figured, preslove going full emotional retard with a clear disregard for any facts or common sense, just full bore talking head lodged in anus mode.

In full preslove retard mode, I guess next we'll be hearing a NBA press conference talking about the Hornets going up for sale cause Jordan's a racist too.

Every team that doesn't have an openly gay player is going to be disbanded for homophobic leadership. I guess Brooklyn IS going to win the championship this year!

 

[Dari]

and that's bullshit. no lawyer wanting to take his case? lol

link

Sterling has reportedly made numerous attempts to snag prestigious legal representation from San Francisco or L.A. to sue the NBA. But at least eight big law firms have shot him down, according to TMZ.

 

[Fern]

-snip-upid?

Again, pro sports teams are a luxury investment where there is a very limited supply. There are far more billionaires than top tier pro sports teams. Add to this the fact that the teams ALWAYS appreciate in value, and you get a situation where the league has ALL of the power. When one side has all the leverage, you get lopsided contracts. That's simple business.

You're failing to acknowledge an obvious but critically important factor in your NBA versus the owners argument.

The owners are the NBA.

The owners, through the NBA vehicle, aren't going to set up rules disadvantageous to the owners. To the contrary, the rules would be setup to protect the owners' investment.

This will be an owner(s) versus owner fight should it proceed.

Fern

 

[AznAnarchy99]

and that's bullshit. no lawyer wanting to take his case? lol

I can see that from the big law firms. Story became national and its too much of a PR hit for the big guys. Now the small shitty law firms will take it cause they DGAF lol.

 

[smackababy]

You're failing to acknowledge an obvious but critically important factor in your NBA versus the owners argument.

The owners are the NBA.

The owners, through the NBA vehicle, aren't going to set up rules disadvantageous to the owners. To the contrary, the rules would be setup to protect the owners' investment.

This will be an owner(s) versus owner fight should it proceed.

Fern

This happens if the owners even agree to try and force him to sell the team. It is against their best interest to set the precedent of forcing an owner to sell due to popularity reasons. A believe a few have already said they don't believe Sterling should be forced to sell, even though they disagree with everything he says.

 

[Fern]

I can see that from the big law firms. Story became national and its too much of a PR hit for the big guys. Now the small shitty law firms will take it cause they DGAF lol.

I think Sterling is shopping for a law firm on the wrong coast.

I believe a top notch firm will take his case.

Fern

 

[Miramonti]

Can they do that? I guess that the other 29 owners would have to decide that they don't want sterling in their frat and force him out in a vote but I don't see that happening. I bet a good majority of those owners have quite a few skeletons in the closet themselves.

Shelly Sterling's lawyer appears to threaten Nba and other team owners if they vote to oust Sterling, to air their dirty laundry...

...And what Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, means when he refers to a “slippery slope” is that if they can do it to Shelly Sterling, they can do it to any other owner. And that invokes a precedent that could then be cited. I’m sure other owners have said things in private. We’ve had owners who have taken anti-civil rights stands on certain issues over the years. So is there dirty laundry? When the owners think about this in the quiet of their thoughts, and they have to render a vote, they have to think about the implications of it...

I’d certainly be entitled to discovery. Any fair administrative process would allow us to get discovery. And I want to know a lot of different things about the records of the N.B.A. and what information they have about the conduct or misconduct of other owners that was not acted upon. The N.B.A. is as much at risk as Mr. Sterling to have this whole thing aired publicly.

 

[disappoint]

You don't think Silver consulted the NBA's legal team before pulling the trigger? Are you really this fucking stupid?

Again, pro sports teams are a luxury investment where there is a very limited supply. There are far more billionaires than top tier pro sports teams. Add to this the fact that the teams ALWAYS appreciate in value, and you get a situation where the league has ALL of the power. When one side has all the leverage, you get lopsided contracts. That's simple business.

Do you honestly believe that the NBA, MLB, and NFL fail to put language in their contracts that allow for these types situations?

Sports bubble anyone? It's about time the sports bubble burst so humanity can concentrate it's resources on more productive expenditures of time like science. Sports are a pastime not work. They produce nothing but beer swilling, Cheetos munching (not that there's anything wrong with that) couch potatoes. If you're going to munch on snacks do it while watching the science channel. Are you for wholesome values or not? This post brought to you by the science channel. Bet on your favorite scientist in the science games today! *facepalm*

 

[classy]

Stepping back and looking at this, I am going to side with the Sterlings here. Now the things he said, he clearly has a problem with minorities. But in this situation it was private and he didn't use any kind derogatory name calling. The problem with making him sell the team is, if you do that, then everyone has to be held accountable without exception. Now if there was some evidence that in his dealings with the nba he was practicing racism, then making him sell the team would be in order. Is it a black eye for the league, sure it is, but so is the behavior of many of its players. I think the fine and 2 years be banned from running the team should be sufficient. I like Lebron but he really should stfu, how many kids has he had out of wedlock?

 

[Tommy2000GT]

apparently Vivian Stiviano was a total whore in bed

http://nypost.com/2014/05/14/sterling-stiviano-was-an-animal-in-bed/

 

[disappoint]

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Prank call to Stiviano, NSFW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30ZU5m625Nw

 

[bradley]

I hope Hef has his airbrushing gun on the ready.

 

[lupi]

so much for not being able to get a lawyer.


http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...d-sterling-pay-fine-sue-nba-according-sources

 

[LegendKiller]

The guy has been a lawyer his whole life, to think he was going down without a fight is silly.

The guy he hired has an anti-trust background. lol @ NBA.

They shouldn't have had a kneejerk reaction. With the wife threatening to unveil dirty laundry while the husband is calling into question the whole league, they better figure out how to come to some type of middle ground.

 

[Miramonti]

I just want to get my name out there early...for a multi-year nba contract with the clips, I'm willing to pick cotton in the day and serve tea at night, all season long.

 

[Tommy2000GT]

NBA is not a government agency. It's hilarious to think the NBA can collect a fine on him after throwing him out.

 

[TerryMathews]

NBA is not a government agency. It's hilarious to think the NBA can collect a fine on him after throwing him out.

I imagine enforcement would work along the same lines as a HOA. Lien the property and if the balance still remains unpaid foreclose to sell in order to recoup the fine.

 

[Tommy2000GT]

I imagine enforcement would work along the same lines as a HOA. Lien the property and if the balance still remains unpaid foreclose to sell in order to recoup the fine.

If they let him stay in the NBA, there would be an incentive for him to pay the fine. But throwing him out and making him pay is going to be difficult.

 

[TerryMathews]

If they let him stay in the NBA, there would be an incentive for him to pay the fine. But throwing him out and making him pay is going to be difficult.

No, it wouldn't as I'm sure the franchise agreement allows for the very mechanism I just described.

He's going to pay every cent of the fine because that is by far the easiest way for the league to force a sale: delinquent fees or dues.