Quote:2.5 million bucks is still a lot of money, RJ.  Especially for someone as notoriously cheap as Sterling.

 

The fact remains that the Clippers are a largely Black team that is coached by a Black coach.  I'm sure the search is now on for discrimination within Sterling's organization, but I have my doubts that any will be found, despite that he's already had to pay money to settle discrimination lawsuits in one of his other businesses.

 

Sterling seems to have a plantation owner's mentality: "I give them cars." "I feed and clothe them." 

 

No you don't, you jerk.  They (the players) provide you with a service, and you pay them for those services.  You then sell the product of their services to other 3rd parties, and take a profit.  And you do this legally, with contracts signed and enforced.

 

What Sterling does not do is respect a large segment of the American population.  And you know what - in this country, he is free to do so.  And until someone betrayed his confidence, he did, and no one cared because no one was hurt by his thoughts.  And many profited from his ownership of the team.  He didn't get a megaphone out and tell everyone about the world according to Sterling, which is, essentially, that some folks are good enough to hire but not good enough to marry.

 

In this country, you should be free to think what you want.  Even if you're a jerk.

 

He is free to think and say what he wants to think and say. That right remains unabridged. Nobody is prosecuting him, or even accusing him of a crime.

 

The U.S. Constitution guarantees the bolded text above, but it does not protect him from punitive actions by his peers or business partners for what he says. It just protects his freedom.

 

Also, don't forget that there is a pattern of behavior here.

 

Sterling paid $16 million for the Clippers. If he sells, he may get close to a billion. I'm struggling to see the punishment here.

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