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Woj: Silver Exploring "Nuclear" Option on Sterling
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:10 am
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:10 am
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@WillBrinson: Mr. @WojYahooNBA reports some “believe Silver has been studying the nuclear option on Sterling” LINK
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Several league officials – including owners and Board of Governors members – told Yahoo Sports they believe Silver has been studying the nuclear option on Sterling: a provision in the NBA's bylaws that would allow Silver to summon a vote of league owners to strip Sterling of his ownership. The NBA would run the Clippers until the team could be sold.
Minimally, Silver could implement these penalties on Sterling: a one-year suspension, a $1 million fine and an assignment to counseling. For all the years former commissioner David Stern let Sterling slide, there's a strong belief Stern simply feared Sterling in the courts. Sterling is an attorney – he loves litigation – and Stern feared Sterling would become Al Davis to his Pete Rozelle.
For now, Sterling's estranged wife Shelly believes she can find a way to control the Clippers, but the NBA has no intentions of the team staying in the family's hands. That'll never be a compromise, because Silver and the owners understand the public tenor: The Sterling family must go.
This post was edited on 4/29/14 at 8:12 am
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:12 am to undecided
Is everyone outraged enough yet?
Can we move on?
Can we move on?
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:12 am to undecided
sterling will almost assuredly beat the NBA in court, which will be a shite show (and keep this story alive for years)
silver needs to just issue a big fine and a year suspension and then try to change the constitution
silver needs to just issue a big fine and a year suspension and then try to change the constitution
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:13 am to undecided
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:13 am to undecided
I didn't know this option existed
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:13 am to undecided
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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."
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.
Also thought this was interesting
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:13 am to cas4t
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I didn't know this option existed
It doesn't
It's just another example of everyone trying to be the most offended here and exert the most outrage, otherwise be labelled a racist apologist/bigot.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:14 am to goldennugget
We get it. You don't think this is a big deal.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:14 am to cas4t
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I didn't know this option existed
from everything i've read, it doesn't. sounds like he is going to try to get 29 owners to vote to change the constitution to add this in, and then retroactively use it against sterling. this will lead to litigation as sterling sues the NBA
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:15 am to goldennugget
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Is everyone outraged enough yet?
Can we move on?
We're in the midst of the NBA playoffs and the Clippers are the only LA team still playing, this story is not just going to disappear
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:15 am to TotesMcGotes
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We get it. You don't think this is a big deal.
it's honestly NOT that big of a deal, objectively and rationally. lots of sheep in wolves clothing right now
this "nuclear option" would be a much bigger deal
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:15 am to undecided
What they should do is bring this nuclear option up, let an appeals panel shoot it down, and then fine and suspend Sterling so the story will go away.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:15 am to goldennugget
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It doesn't
You know what the NBA's bylaws say?
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:16 am to goldennugget
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Is everyone outraged enough yet?
Can we move on?
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:17 am to TotesMcGotes
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You know what the NBA's bylaws say?
it's been pretty heavily reported that the NBA constitution (which is secret) only contains provisions to take over a team/remove an owner if financial issues are in play.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:17 am to SlowFlowPro
Maybe this is revisionist of me, but I feel there is more outrage over this than the Poe Pa/Sandusky situation
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:17 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:Kinda THIS.
it's honestly NOT that big of a deal, objectively and rationally. lots of sheep in wolves clothing right now
this "nuclear option" would be a much bigger dea
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:18 am to SlowFlowPro
It is a big deal. Just because he's done other things in the past many would deem worse than this that went unpunished doesn't mean this isn't a big deal.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:19 am to SlowFlowPro
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This post was edited on 12/26/21 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 4/29/14 at 8:20 am to The Sad Banana
the least interesting and impactful angle of this situation is the grouping of words sterling muttered, funny enough
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