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haele

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80. Well, he's been pulling this sort of shit for the past 25 years -

Wed Apr 30, 2014, 01:23 PM

Apr 2014

Ever since he's been an owner, most of the players bail as soon as they become free agents because of his egotistical 'baggery and the only non-draft pick players his team could usually get were the guys no other team would sign.
The Clippers had suffered for the longest time because he had his good-ol'-boy front office filled with sycophants and weak coaches who would bail as soon as they found out he was a major; neither group would stand up for the players when he'd play his plan"big house/field hands" games. Doc Rivers was an anomaly - a buffer between him and "his team" and had really pulled the Clippers around.

The question the player's union has always had was "Where was the NBA when he was pulling this shit earlier?"
Other owners had been fined for pulling similar crap; Sterling, a "big-shot lawyer" and real estate investor long known for racist and misogynist attitudes before he bought the Clippers hid behind his money and the cachet those millions - now billions gave him.

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Upon which I SMASH ALL OF THE THINGS [View all] WilliamPitt Apr 2014 OP

Epic smiley... KittyWampus Apr 2014 #1

Well in all fairness you are talking about morons and idiots galore. Rex Apr 2014 #2

Er, um, uh ..... H2O Man Apr 2014 #3

Further, and contrary to popular half-witted bumper-stickers... LanternWaste Apr 2014 #4

Not even to the death? kcr Apr 2014 #36

If you don't agree with them, then why go so far out of your way to stand up for them? nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #50

Please direct this OP to those who would like his wealth to be confiscated. nt Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #5

Confiscate his wealth? No. gratuitous Apr 2014 #6

By whose authority? Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #9

Nope. Again, not the government. jeff47 Apr 2014 #11

Right over his head... Rex Apr 2014 #13

Not quite. nt Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #16

Does it ACTUALLY say that? Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #15

A private business, a binding contract in arbitration - has nothing to do with the government. Rex Apr 2014 #17

That I agree with. Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #18

Well then you have one very strange point. Rex Apr 2014 #19

I see posts supporting first amendment rights Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #20

Okay sorry I did not understand your post very well then. My fault. Rex Apr 2014 #25

EXACTLY Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #27

Yeah I bet this ends up in court between million dollar groups of lawyers. Rex Apr 2014 #28

$2.5M is the maximum fine allowed under NBA rules n/t WilliamPitt Apr 2014 #43

And even that would only harm a billionaire symbolically. But the NBA needs to send a message. n/t nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #51

He will need to sell soon. Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #31

Yes, it ACTUALLY says that. jeff47 Apr 2014 #24

You said his contract does say that Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author jeff47 Apr 2014 #29

The contract says they can impose fines jeff47 Apr 2014 #32

Forcing him to sell his franchise at an artificially imposed lower value would hurt themselves. bluedigger Apr 2014 #54

If there was an open market for NBA teams, that might be a concern. jeff47 Apr 2014 #67

So speech is money and you agree with the Supremes? kmlisle Apr 2014 #35

Well, let's hear them. Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #38

This seems appropriate to the subject kmlisle Apr 2014 #72

The NBA; it's theirs to do with as they please gratuitous Apr 2014 #60

... Rex Apr 2014 #7

His poor wealth! BrotherIvan Apr 2014 #22

Oh for shit's sake... Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #65

So? Dreamer Tatum Apr 2014 #68

You did it! KamaAina Apr 2014 #8

You could start by smashing ... frazzled Apr 2014 #10

But then, how would his fans know it was really him?? Number23 Apr 2014 #64

"Your right to free speech ends exactly where I can fuck you up for life in public el_bryanto Apr 2014 #12

We? WilliamPitt Apr 2014 #14

Nobody at DU has ever fucked me up for life though. el_bryanto Apr 2014 #23

Evocative phrases WilliamPitt Apr 2014 #30

Nope. jeff47 Apr 2014 #34

I wish him well of it. WilliamPitt Apr 2014 #39

Oh if simple death was an answer... defacto7 Apr 2014 #66

If you had said Sterling is fucked for life and he deserves it el_bryanto Apr 2014 #46

not me hfojvt Apr 2014 #41

Well, the shoe fucking fits lillypaddle Apr 2014 #45

what if somebody just THINKS it fits? hfojvt Apr 2014 #57

This guy has done plenty awful lillypaddle Apr 2014 #71

"in defense of this bigot" hfojvt Apr 2014 #74

He had given The NAACP lillypaddle Apr 2014 #76

my battle is against evil hfojvt Apr 2014 #77

I think you're confusing one's own bigotry being outed with "Sterling is the latest witch... LanternWaste Apr 2014 #79

If you did have your ass handed to you... lame54 Apr 2014 #21

well, he was free to say what he said and america is free to tell him to fuck off. spanone Apr 2014 #33

Yep. Same goes for the erstwhile Brendan Eich supporters on DU Maven Apr 2014 #37

Speech is free. Consequences are not. DinahMoeHum Apr 2014 #40

That's up there with: "You Libs are supposed to be NICE!!!".... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #42

Amen lillypaddle Apr 2014 #44

Is good. Aldo Leopold Apr 2014 #47

In which I dream that the very Mr. Pitt... New Orleans Strong Apr 2014 #55

I love this for what it says, and for all the new insults I learned today. Clown car? ROFL!!! DesertDiamond Apr 2014 #48

I understand your anger Will....... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #49

I see we suffer from the same problem randys1 Apr 2014 #52

LOL. pinto Apr 2014 #53

Paula Deen, the Duck Dynasty Douche, and now Donald Sterling. progressoid Apr 2014 #56

let mr. sterling take the bravado hopemountain Apr 2014 #58

The First Amendment only applies to State Actors Gothmog Apr 2014 #59

And that's a perfectly legitimate philosophy as long as society agrees with us. Shandris Apr 2014 #61

Sterling is suffering the wrath of capitalism... Agnosticsherbet Apr 2014 #62

I enjoyed the creative insults and fist shaking. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #63

His money and his young mistress didn't bring him happiness IronLionZion Apr 2014 #69

This is a great thread vlakitti Apr 2014 #70

Mike & Mike on ESPN covered this. Ilsa Apr 2014 #73

It is all about the dollars n2doc Apr 2014 #75

Not just the government. Orsino Apr 2014 #78

Well, he's been pulling this sort of shit for the past 25 years - haele Apr 2014 #80

I want one of those flamethrowers :-) mrsadm Apr 2014 #81

I bet your high school never taught Citizen based Taxation which is what the USA uses as riverbendviewgal Apr 2014 #82