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ThatDaveGuy69 -> RE: Banned for life from the NBA (4/30/2014 12:17:33 AM)
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A few points worth mentioning:
Before you go and shed a tear for Donald Sterling keep in mind that the team is now worth something north of $550 million. Not a bad $12 million investment. He will very likely be told (by the NBA) that he must sell. That's not a bad payday, even for a billionaire.
I would love to know what Mrs. Sterling thinks of all this. The conversation that caused this was with her husband's "girlfriend". I suspect she will file for divorce minute the sale of the team is complete.
There is a huge difference between players using racial slurs and the owner running the organization like a plantation. The owner is in the ultimate position of authority over the players - he can literally decide their fate in the Game.
I think we can thank (not blame) the election of a black man as president for much of the bigotry we've seen of late. If Obama were just another white guy the GOP would not have attacked him the way they have. Of course they have, for the most part, been smart enough to use the officially approved code words when discussing blacks. But their open and complete hatred at the thought of a black president has made it OK in some circles to express bigotry and racism in a way we haven't seen since the 70's. As disgusting as it is, maybe it is a good thing people like Sterling, Dean, Nugent, Palin, Bundy, and a host of others are outing themselves so the rest of us can marginalize them.
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