trill wrote:Anyone else find it kind of disingenuous of Doc Rivers to respond to this incident with such outrage and claim he doesn't know if he'll be back next year? The world has known Donald Sterling is a racist POS for decades, you signed his contract, took his money and now you're this paragon of racial integrity making a stand? He was more than happy to sign on with the Clips with more than enough information to know he was taking money from a bad guy. Same goes for every player who signed there as a free agent and is now "offended."
That was my initial reaction too. I thought, "this is news? He's a long time bigot...nothing new here".
Re: 2013-2014 NBA Season
Posted: April 29 14, 10:35 am
by lukethedrifter
stlouie_lipp wrote:
trill wrote:Anyone else find it kind of disingenuous of Doc Rivers to respond to this incident with such outrage and claim he doesn't know if he'll be back next year? The world has known Donald Sterling is a racist POS for decades, you signed his contract, took his money and now you're this paragon of racial integrity making a stand? He was more than happy to sign on with the Clips with more than enough information to know he was taking money from a bad guy. Same goes for every player who signed there as a free agent and is now "offended."
That was my initial reaction too. I thought, "this is news? He's a long time bigot...nothing new here".
It's not just Rivers, it's everyone who knows anything about the guy. His being an all around terrible human being with a specialty in racism is well documented.
NAACP cancels award? hunh?
Re: 2013-2014 NBA Season
Posted: April 29 14, 10:37 am
by thrill
Bomani Jones breaks it down to what's important.
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Re: 2013-2014 NBA Season
Posted: April 29 14, 10:45 am
by lukethedrifter
on the nutty racist front (rather have your gal bang a black dude than post a pic with one), did you see that the KKK screwup shooter had been arrested in NC for sexing it up with a black male hooker?
Re: 2013-2014 NBA Season
Posted: April 29 14, 12:32 pm
by TheoSqua
BANHAMMER
Re: 2013-2014 NBA Season
Posted: April 29 14, 12:37 pm
by Maclowery
I want him to do drop the mic, kick the podium over, shriek out "WOOOOOOOO!" and do the Ric Flair strut as he leaves.
Re: 2013-2014 NBA Season
Posted: April 29 14, 12:45 pm
by go birds
Also fined $2.5 mil
Was the recording legal, btw?
Re: 2013-2014 NBA Season
Posted: April 29 14, 12:47 pm
by Donnie Ebert
If you get banned from an organization, what reason would you have to pay a fine?
Re: 2013-2014 NBA Season
Posted: April 29 14, 1:08 pm
by BW23
I'm surprised at the penalty. And my initial reaction is that it's a little too much. Saying racist things is pretty low on the Sterling racism list. But I guess Silver has his first chance to really put his stamp on it.