LMU Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Sterling refuses to pay fine; may sue NBA for violation of due process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggens Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Sterling refuses to pay fine; may sue NBA for violation of due process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Sterling refuses to pay fine; may sue NBA for violation of due processSterling refusing to pay the fine actually makes it even easier for the NBA to get rid of him. Article 13C of the NBA constitution states that an owner can be terminated if they "fail to pay any dues or other indebtedness owing to the Association within thirty (30) days after written notice."He thinks he's so clever, but he's basically shot himself in the foot with this. While the "conduct detrimental to the NBA" clause MIGHT be arguable in court, there's no way he could ever argue around not paying the fine, especially since he was dumb enough to announce it to the world. He is done. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Donald Sterling, racist owner of the Clippers.PhatomDreamer, lover of pullover baseball jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I love that he's not paying the fine. I don't support Donald Sterling, but I support chaos, confusion, and disorder whithersoever they may lie. Let's make this sporting. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 BBTV, handsome man with abnormally large member. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Sterling refuses to pay fine; may sue NBA for violation of due processSterling refusing to pay the fine actually makes it even easier for the NBA to get rid of him. Article 13C of the NBA constitution states that an owner can be terminated if they "fail to pay any dues or other indebtedness owing to the Association within thirty (30) days after written notice."He thinks he's so clever, but he's basically shot himself in the foot with this. While the "conduct detrimental to the NBA" clause MIGHT be arguable in court, there's no way he could ever argue around not paying the fine, especially since he was dumb enough to announce it to the world. He is done.Donald Sterling has been shooting himself in the foot a lot recently while being oblivious to it so this is nothing new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soarindude Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I'm surprised nobody has even really discussed the fact that basketball in itself is a very "black dominated" sport. Hopefully this won't offend anyone, but it is quite apparent that the NBA caters to black Americans of all different levels of wealth. So why would Sterling, an extremely wealthy man that could easily buy any team in any sport, pick the NBA? the NBA is defenitely a major part of African American culture, compared to sports like baseball and soccer. (Football is probably fairly close demographic wise).Is this a way for him to almost "cope"with the fact that he's a racist? I mean, he did donate millions of dollars to significant black organizations (Why he was almost given an award by the NAACP), so he obviously feels some sort of need to "support" what he believes is a inferior race of people.Or was it his way of literally "earning money" of the success of these black athletes. Did he view these athletes as "top livestock"? And while I don't exactly know what the fan base of the Clippers demographics are, I'm assuming the majority were black. With that in mind, did he view these black supporters as "idiots" buying into his cash-crop farm?It's just a very interesting situation, as racism in the NBA is usually affiliated with white athletes, who are obviously viewed differently than black athletes. I do not have a problem with that, and if anything, I like the art that comes with it. I've always liked seeing white players like Steve Nash in his prime prove the "black" stereotype wrong of basketball players, and think it's a bit of a motivation for white basketball players to show the "stars" that white guys can ball too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I'm surprised nobody has even really discussed the fact that basketball in itself is a very "black dominated" sport. Hopefully this won't offend anyone, but it is quite apparent that the NBA caters to black Americans of all different levels of wealth. So why would Sterling, an extremely wealthy man that could easily buy any team in any sport, pick the NBA? the NBA is defenitely a major part of African American culture, compared to sports like baseball and soccer. (Football is probably fairly close demographic wise).Is this a way for him to almost "cope"with the fact that he's a racist? I mean, he did donate millions of dollars to significant black organizations (Why he was almost given an award by the NAACP), so he obviously feels some sort of need to "support" what he believes is a inferior race of people.Or was it his way of literally "earning money" of the success of these black athletes. Did he view these athletes as "top livestock"? And while I don't exactly know what the fan base of the Clippers demographics are, I'm assuming the majority were black. With that in mind, did he view these black supporters as "idiots" buying into his cash-crop farm?It's just a very interesting situation, as racism in the NBA is usually affiliated with white athletes, who are obviously viewed differently than black athletes. I do not have a problem with that, and if anything, I like the art that comes with it. I've always liked seeing white players like Steve Nash in his prime prove the "black" stereotype wrong of basketball players, and think it's a bit of a motivation for white basketball players to show the "stars" that white guys can ball too.I agree with you about Steve Nash destroying that stereotype. It's also cool to see P.K. Subban and a Wayne Simmonds (black ice hockey players) succeeding in a sport in which a good portion of the players are white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Why the NBA?Could you buy a MLB or NFL club for $12MIn 1982? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomDreamer Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Donald Sterling, racist owner of the Clippers.PhatomDreamer, lover of pullover baseball jerseys.You better believe it! Lots of love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Basketball was derided for being too Jewish before it was derided for being too black, you know. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Basketball was derided for being too Jewish before it was derided for being too black, you know.Kinda like killing the first male born in each family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomDreamer Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Why the NBA?Could you buy a MLB or NFL club for $12MIn 1982?George Argyros purchased an 80% share of the Seattle Mariners in 1981 for $10.5 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Cool, thanks - I honestly didn't know. But as to why basketball, I don't see what the problem would be. Even virulent racists have never had any great problem with blacks working for them. And listen to his rhetoric - he talks about the cars and the things the players have that he "gave them", as if it's the generosity of his own heart and not the sweat of their labor and talent. As purely-distilled "1%" as it is horribly racist. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomDreamer Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Haven't heard or read anything about his alleged prostate cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Sterling has officially been charged by the NBA. He has until May 27th to respond, and the hearing at which he can be voted out is set for June 3rd.In other news which should surprise nobody, Sterling is apparently a tax cheat. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 On a (parenthetically) related note, I just got around to watching the Donald Sterling interview on CNN with Anderson Cooper. He had Spike Lee on in-studio afterward. Lee was wearing an AWESOME LOOKING, weird Yankee/Met hybrid cap (partially depicted below) which has a Yankee interlocking "NY" embroidered into a big apple done in Met orange and white. Does anyone have any idea where I could pick one up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 On a (parenthetically) related note, I just got around to watching the Donald Sterling interview on CNN with Anderson Cooper. He had Spike Lee on in-studio afterward. Lee was wearing an AWESOME LOOKING, weird Yankee/Met hybrid cap (partially depicted below) which has a Yankee interlocking "NY" embroidered into a big apple done in Met orange and white. Does anyone have any idea where I could pick one up?Wait? didn't the Knicks used to have that Yankees style NY? Maybe that's a Knicks cap I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 From the mothership: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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