I’m really sorry that Donald Sterling caved in to the NBA bullies and agreed to let his beloved LA Clippers be sold. I wanted him to fight those hypocrites to the end.
After all, what did he do that made the NBA fine him $2.5 million, force him to sell his team, and ban him for life?
He made some racist comments during a private conversation with a lady friend. Nothing more.
Doesn’t the First Amendment count anymore? Doesn’t Sterling have the right to to say whatever he wishes — especially in private — no matter how ignorant, repugnant, stupid or outrageous his words might be?
And another thing: Is the NBA punishing him because he’s a racist, or because they caught him saying so? There’s a huge difference between the two, but the NBA loses either way.
Because he’s a racist? Oh, please. Does anyone really believe that he’s the only racist among the NBA’s 30 controlling owners (all of whom are white)? If the NBA is going through with its action against Sterling, they should investigate all the other owners, find out if they’ve ever made any racist comments, even in private, and mete out the same punishments to them. Otherwise they are blatantly hypocrites.
And if they’re doing this only because he got caught making racist comments — during a private conversation yet — well, we’re back to the First Amendment. And hypocrisy.
Racism is plainly a scourge of our nation. But so is bullying.
-Skip
