Racist NBA owner Donald Sterling is an internet and racist sensation lately as an argument with his girlfriend with him making racist comments leaked. TMZ has even published an audio recording of the conversation and now, there's more proof of the transgressions of racist NBA owner Donald Sterling. Because of this incident with a highly sensitive issue, the beginning of the NBA playoffs may be affected.
Though this action of racist NBA owner Donald Sterling has put the franchise on bad spotlight, NBA commissioner Adam Silver apparently can't fine or suspend Sterling. This decision for racist NBA owner Donald Sterling is reportedly covered in the rules and regulations regarding conduct of the league's 30 owners.
In the tape which allegedly exposed racist NBA owner Donald Sterling as a first-class chauvinist, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers apparently told a female friend that she needs to stop associating with African-Americans, even including Magic Johnson. Sterling was reportedly even more upset because the female friend, V. Stiviano, posted a picture on her Instagram account of herself posing together with Johnson.
Racist NBA owner Donald Sterling reportedly said on the recording, "You don't have to have yourself with, walking with black people. Don't put him on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me. And don't bring him to my games."
However, the racist rant wasn't just all about Magic Johnson. The tirade by racist NBA owner Donald Sterling, which lasted about 10 minutes is in general, anti-African-American.
At age 80, racist NBA owner Donald Sterling should know that at this day and age, there's no place anywhere in the world, more so in America for racists. He is now considered the worst owner in the NBA.
According to the Daily News on Saturday, one NBA owner told them: "It's not my jurisdiction. It's up to the commissioner what has to be done."
With this catastrophe in the NBA, this happening caused by racist NBA owner Donald Sterling may well be considered Adam Silver's first big test as David Stern's successor.
According to the league, it is investigating the insensitive comments by racist NBA owner Donald Sterling. They described the event as "disturbing and offensive."
If you think this damaging description from the league to racist NBA owner Donald Sterling is enough to get him sacked, you are mistaken. Silver apparently just can't fine or suspend Sterling racist NBA owner Donald Sterling as the rules and regulations regarding the conduct of the league's 30 owners is not covered.
This may be because it's usually the owners who do the firing. However, NY Daily News says that in this case, the league needs to fire racist NBA owner Donald Sterling. Though Sterling is extremely rich, which may pose a large threat to Silver's removal of Sterling, it may be said that Sterling has left Silver little choice.
According to NY Daily News, racist NBA owner Donald Sterling has already crossed the line many times with regard to treating minorities. In 2005, he was ordered to pay $5 million to victims of discrimination in one of his apartment complexes, and in 2009, racist NBA owner Donald Sterling also had to pay another sum, the amount of $2.73 million, to settle government allegations for refusing to rent apartments to Latinos, blacks and families with children in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles. There has also been dispute against Sterling's treatment of his own Clipper players. Former Clipper executive Elgin Baylor allegedly filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the team because he was underpaid and fired in 2008 by simply being African-American.
Baylor said in his deposition,: "During this same period, players Sam Cassell, Elton Brand and Corey Maggette complained to me that Donald Sterling would bring women into the locker room after games, while the players were showering, and make comments such as, 'Look at those beautiful black bodies.' I brought this to Sterling's attention, but he continued to bring women into the locker room."
Saturday brought a discussion about a possible boycott of Sunday's playoff game against the Warriors. However, the players still decided to play, even though the comments of racist NBA owner Donald Sterling were already below the belt.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama had something to say to these comments by racist NBA owner Donald Sterling. Asked for his opinion regarding the matter at a press conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Sunday, Obama said, "When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. That's what happened here."
He added that the comments of racist NBA owner Donald Sterling are an example of how "the United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race and slavery and segregation. That's still there, the vestiges of discrimination. We've made enormous strides, but you're going to continue to see this percolate up every so often."
Racist NBA owner Donald Sterling has owned the basketball franchise for nearly 30 years. He is now under investigation by the NBA over the alleged comments.
See video below to hear the audio recording of the racist comments by Sterling.
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