re: Woj: Silver Exploring "Nuclear" Option on Sterling

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Well Doc Rivers has already said he won't be coaching there past the end of the season

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Link?

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Try reading the article linked in the OP

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Can't, blocked at work.

I don't see anything about Rivers saying he's not returning on ESPN, seems like that would be newsworthy.

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Maybe this is revisionist of me, but I feel there is more outrage over this than the Poe Pa/Sandusky situation

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We will see when the sanctions come down, but it is very revisionist of you. The Clippers equivalent sanctions would allow any player to walk on to another team with current contract/find a new contract if they so desired, 4 year postseason ban, the salary cap chopped down to a much smaller size, erasing the history of Clippers basketball, and a $75 million fine.

We will see if there are tens of thousands of people protesting outside Clippers stadium today due to their "outrage".

Racism fricking blows, but it's ingrained in the culture in this country on every side of the fence: i.e. for every Donald Sterling, there's a Jesse Jackson who does nothing but pump his ego at the expense of the greater good. Molesting dozens of children by leveraging your football program as bait is despicable and deplorable human activity.

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When Sterling became reluctant to honor Rivers' sign-and-trade agreement for J.J. Redick, there was a belief race played a factor. As one league source said, "He thought it was too much to pay for a white player."

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Well at least he's still a smart businessman

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One by one, the owners are issuing statements of condemnation on Sterling. Most are sincere, and some are self-preservation. For so long, the rest of the NBA's owners never minded Sterling, because he was never a threat. The Clippers missed the playoffs over and over, bungled trades and draft picks, and the competitive advantages of leaving Sterling in place far outdistanced the moral outrage of his despicable history on race and decency.

Through the years, his racism has been sometimes subtle and often overt. For those failing to understand why a racist like Sterling never preferred white players, it cut to the heart of his stereotypical stances on athleticism and strength and talent.

Mostly, he's never loved paying white players. In that way, he has an absolute plantation prism with which he sees players: He always preferred long, strong, physical players. To him, that's a basketball player: Big, black and strong.

When Sterling became reluctant to honor Rivers' sign-and-trade agreement for J.J. Redick, there was a belief race played a factor. As one league source said, "He thought it was too much to pay for a white player."

Yes, Sterling didn't want to so easily part with Eric Bledsoe, despite Rivers telling him they could never afford to pay Bledsoe in restricted free agency next summer. That was part of it, yes, but those who knew Sterling – who had history with him – believed largely that his disdain for paying $7 million per year for a white player caused him pause.

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It wasn't just black players that Sterling discriminated against. His bias and prejudice are seen in every aspect of how he runs his team. However, with the release of the tapes in the age of social media his practices will be even more highly scrutinized and disseminated by the public casting negative publicity on the entire league. The owners are being backed into a corner now and forced to act based on what's best for business.

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So the guy who told me to try reading an article didn't try to read an article?

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Rivers will never return as president and coach under Sterling, sources told Yahoo Sports, and that'll start the beginning of a player mutiny that could result with several top Clippers also demanding out of the franchise.

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I mean, you're saying they shouldn't worry about his moral compass while the past couple of days saying they should be mad and all kinds of stuff, no?

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I'm saying that the owners' moral compass cannot be a huge factor in determining where to play/coach if you're serious about winning in this league. Things like team composition/team chemistry/coaching philosophy are far more immediate. The owner may be a POS, but if that environment is the best place for you to maximize your potential, that baggage unfortunately comes with the territory.

In saying that, though, it does not mean that since that place is the best place for one's career gives the owner free reign to spew bigotry without repercussions. That's akin to the old "massa clothes us, he feeds us..." line of thought from more oppressive times. They absolutely have a right to be mad--even moreso because of the distraction DS' antics have caused, turning their quest for a title into a sideshow.

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If this outrages them, why wouldn't all the other stuff have outraged them enough to not go there?

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See above.

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like i've said a bunch, the LEAST interesting part about all of this is the words that came out of his mouth

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Yep. The comments are awful, horrible, and inexcusable. He deserves the shite he is catching. Yet, they probably aren't too high on his own personal list of terrible things and they aren't shocking coming from him.

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the whole "racist with a minority gf" angle,

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This is nonsense. He sees African Americans as things to have for his entertainment. He can treat a much younger, attractive, minority female as his plaything. You can be racist and do that. In fact, it is quite racist to act this way.

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the hypocrisy of the NBA circle

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This is the big issue.

The NBA fines players for offensive comments all the time. The league instituted a dress code to "deurbanize" the league. Baron Davis claims Sterling was not shy with his beliefs, yet players, coaches, and execs are now shocked? Come on.

The league has been aware of Sterling's retrograde opinions and allegedly criminal conduct for decades and has done nothing. The hypocrisy apparent in the treatment of ownership and players is troubling to say the least.

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When Sterling became reluctant to honor Rivers' sign-and-trade agreement for J.J. Redick, there was a belief race played a factor. As one league source said, "He thought it was too much to pay for a white player.

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I want to express my faux outrage over this.