Mark Cuban gets it - doesn't think Sterling should be kicked out of the league
""But regardless of your background, regardless of the history they have, if we're taking something somebody said in their home and we're trying to turn it into something that leads to you being forced to divest property in any way, shape or form, that's not the United States of America. I don't want to be part of that."
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Sterling sucks. He should be fined majorly and suspended for a very long length of time. But forcing him to sell sets a really dangerous precedent.
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Yep. Not to mention that forcing him to sell likely results in a drastic lowering of the asking price.
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Cowherd sorta alluded to it helping seattle this morning
A solution, and this is pretty out there but Hansen has been willing to go the extra mile. Have Hansen overpay to buy the clippers off sterling, then sell it to an owner who will keep it in LA. In exchange receive a guaranteed franchise before the MOU is up.
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I saw the interview. If we took severe action against every racist business owner, it would become a semi-totalitarian state.
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Cuban is awesome. Would love for him to be owner of the Mariners. He makes Shark Tank hilarious to watch as corny and fake as that show is.
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Bashing Donald Sterling is fine, but if we're going to bash Shark Tank I'm fucking out.CuntWaffle said:Cuban is awesome. Would love for him to be owner of the Mariners. He makes Shark Tank hilarious to watch as corny and fake as that show is.
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I fucking love the show.dnc said:
Bashing Donald Sterling is fine, but if we're going to bash Shark Tank I'm fucking out.CuntWaffle said:Cuban is awesome. Would love for him to be owner of the Mariners. He makes Shark Tank hilarious to watch as corny and fake as that show is.
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same here, wifey and I don't miss an episodeCuntWaffle said:
I fucking love the show.dnc said:
Bashing Donald Sterling is fine, but if we're going to bash Shark Tank I'm fucking out.CuntWaffle said:Cuban is awesome. Would love for him to be owner of the Mariners. He makes Shark Tank hilarious to watch as corny and fake as that show is.
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I think the Profit on CNBC is a much better "biz" show but Shark Tank is good for sure. I hate that real estate cunt. I'm sorry but she does not have the depth of real biz knowledge that the others do. Cuban sold his company at the top of the market while this twat was trying to find new ways to hawk real estate to people during the bust when it was still way overvalued.dnc said:
same here, wifey and I don't miss an episodeCuntWaffle said:
I fucking love the show.dnc said:
Bashing Donald Sterling is fine, but if we're going to bash Shark Tank I'm fucking out.CuntWaffle said:Cuban is awesome. Would love for him to be owner of the Mariners. He makes Shark Tank hilarious to watch as corny and fake as that show is.
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Lorie (QBC cunt) and the botox witch both suck. The Profit is also a really good show.HeretoBeatmyChest said:
I think the Profit on CNBC is a much better "biz" show but Shark Tank is good for sure. I hate that real estate cunt. I'm sorry but she does not have the depth of real biz knowledge that the others do. Cuban sold his company at the top of the market while this twat was trying to find new ways to hawk real estate to people during the bust when it was still way overvalued.dnc said:
same here, wifey and I don't miss an episodeCuntWaffle said:
I fucking love the show.dnc said:
Bashing Donald Sterling is fine, but if we're going to bash Shark Tank I'm fucking out.CuntWaffle said:Cuban is awesome. Would love for him to be owner of the Mariners. He makes Shark Tank hilarious to watch as corny and fake as that show is.
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If we are talking Shark Tank analysis, we gotta talk Mr. Wonderful. I hate how the guy always makes the same offer. He never takes any risk and offers the same shitty royalty deal to anyone he makes an offer to. He's kind of funny though. It's an entertaining show.
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Lots of investment reality show superiority guys here.
Do the owners have an agreement that they can force someone to sell for certain reasons? If not, there is no fucking way he can be forced out for expressing an unpopular opinion. He has not actually done anything illegal nor has he discriminated against anyone or blocked their opportunities in his organization. He has though, made a black man the highest paid coach in the league. -
At this point you've become a parody of yourself.MikeDamone said:Lots of investment reality show superiority guys here.
Do the owners have an agreement that they can force someone to sell for certain reasons? If not, there is no fucking way he can be forced out for expressing an unpopular opinion. He has not actually done anything illegal nor has he discriminated against anyone or blocked their opportunities in his organization. He has though, made a black man the highest paid coach in the league. -
He just wants to wet his beak.RoadDawg55 said:If we are talking Shark Tank analysis, we gotta talk Mr. Wonderful. I hate how the guy always makes the same offer. He never takes any risk and offers the same shitty royalty deal to anyone he makes an offer to. He's kind of funny though. It's an entertaining show.
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I thought the slipper slope argument was only for pussy democrats.dnc said:Took a lot of balls to come out and say this, but he's absolutely correct.
""But regardless of your background, regardless of the history they have, if we're taking something somebody said in their home and we're trying to turn it into something that leads to you being forced to divest property in any way, shape or form, that's not the United States of America. I don't want to be part of that."
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Mark and Donald share some parallels
Both are Jewish men who have changed their surnames (Donald Tokowitz and Mark Chabenisky)
They have made a lot of money in life and own BBall teams
They like women and business
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Let's make something clear here. Cuban isn't at all supporting Sterling and has said as much. As an owner he is protecting his own ass. He doesn't want a precedent to be set where owners are being banned for having private conversations.DawgDaze71 said:Mark and Donald share some parallels
Both are Jewish men who have changed their surnames (Donald Tokowitz and Mark Chabenisky)
They have made a lot of money in life and own BBall teams
They like women and business
I see no reason why Cuban wouldn't support Tokowitz. They have both worked hard to amass their wealth and property
Among friends we've all said things in private that would look terrible if it were released publicly. I support Sterling being banned I really do. However, I can see where Cuban is coming from. -
I'm sure someone has said that but it certainly wasn't meallpurpleallgold said:
I thought the slipper slope argument was only for pussy democrats.
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I bet those hicks from Oklahoma haven't said anything racist even in private....
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While they still owned team in Seattle I thought McLendon had some anti homosexual remarks which was glossed over by the NBA.HeretoBeatmyChest said:I bet those hicks from Oklahoma haven't said anything racist even in private....
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This is ridiculous. Ban him for a year. Silver caved.
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A year isn't enough. You can't allow him back into the NBA. Like APAG pointed out the players were about to revolt. You can't lose your league within 3 months of being commissioner.Fire_Marshall_Bill said:This is ridiculous. Ban him for a year. Silver caved.
Sterling would just wait out a year and return. Sterling loves the attention and the glamour which being an NBA owner is all about. Silver made the right decision here and this was the only decision he could have made. -
This is white America still struggling with racist guilt.
The NBA is a cartel and its members and participants are subject to its own rules. The life ban seems consistent with the fascist ideals from which David Stern built the NBA.
If Mark Cuban doesn't want to live where "taking something somebody said in their home and we're trying to turn it into something that leads to you being forced to divest property in any way, shape or form," then he should GTFO since this nation's season was over long ago.
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Lol. Some of y'all will never get it. Equating Stern with fascism. Stern was an employee. Silver is an employee. Goodell is an employee. They do their bosses bidding.Homebrew_Dawg said:This is white America still struggling with racist guilt.
The NBA is a cartel and its members and participants are subject to its own rules. The life ban seems consistent with the fascist ideals from which David Stern built the NBA.
If Mark Cuban doesn't want to live where "taking something somebody said in their home and we're trying to turn it into something that leads to you being forced to divest property in any way, shape or form," then he should GTFO since this nation's season was over long ago.
What would Gandhi do? -
not to mention corporate sponsor, tv networks, other owners, etc. Sterling is a cancer to the NBA, he needed to goHe_Needs_More_Time said:
A year isn't enough. You can't allow him back into the NBA. Like APAG pointed out the players were about to revolt. You can't lose your league within 3 months of being commissioner.Fire_Marshall_Bill said:This is ridiculous. Ban him for a year. Silver caved.
Sterling would just wait out a year and return. Sterling loves the attention and the glamour which being an NBA owner is all about. Silver made the right decision here and this was the only decision he could have made. -
This guy gets it. Actions speak louder than words. Sterling has actually done more for the black populous than all of us on here combined 1,000,000,000 times over.MikeDamone said:Lots of investment reality show superiority guys here.
Do the owners have an agreement that they can force someone to sell for certain reasons? If not, there is no fucking way he can be forced out for expressing an unpopular opinion. He has not actually done anything illegal nor has he discriminated against anyone or blocked their opportunities in his organization. He has though, made a black man the highest paid coach in the league.
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Lol. Google "bomani jones dan lebatard donald sterling". That will explain to you why Sterling is so bad. You idiots still don't realize that this is a lifetime achievement banning.Mosster47 said:
This guy gets it. Actions speak louder than words. Sterling has actually done more for the black populous than all of us on here combined 1,000,000,000 times over.MikeDamone said:Lots of investment reality show superiority guys here.
Do the owners have an agreement that they can force someone to sell for certain reasons? If not, there is no fucking way he can be forced out for expressing an unpopular opinion. He has not actually done anything illegal nor has he discriminated against anyone or blocked their opportunities in his organization. He has though, made a black man the highest paid coach in the league. -
I don't have a problem with a lifetime achievement banning, and I think the idea that Sterling has done anything for the black population is ridiculous. If Sterling was gone there would be some other owner paying all these black players. The league isn't short on potential owners.allpurpleallgold said:
Lol. Google "bomani jones dan lebatard donald sterling". That will explain to you why Sterling is so bad. You idiots still don't realize that this is a lifetime achievement banning.Mosster47 said:
This guy gets it. Actions speak louder than words. Sterling has actually done more for the black populous than all of us on here combined 1,000,000,000 times over.MikeDamone said:Lots of investment reality show superiority guys here.
Do the owners have an agreement that they can force someone to sell for certain reasons? If not, there is no fucking way he can be forced out for expressing an unpopular opinion. He has not actually done anything illegal nor has he discriminated against anyone or blocked their opportunities in his organization. He has though, made a black man the highest paid coach in the league.
My issue is the hypocrisy that the league's never done shit to him until this incident which went viral. Everyone's known he's a racist for years. THE DUDE HAS HAD FEDERAL CHARGES FOR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION. And the NBA was silent. But they ban him now, after a private conversation?
The NBA is simply trying to look TUFF on racism since all of a sudden everyone cares, but when no one cared before it didn't other them at all.
It's massive hypocrisy and doesn't make a bit of sense. I'm thrilled Sterling's going to be out of the league but this wasn't the way to do it, IMO.
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I find that easy to agree with. Stern would most likely not have gotten support from the owners to punish Sterling for settled lawsuits and allegations made by a former employee. That's a precedent they would have refused. Racism caught on tape with public and employee (players and coaches) pressure made it possible.dnc said:
I don't have a problem with a lifetime achievement banning, and I think the idea that Sterling has done anything for the black population is ridiculous. If Sterling was gone there would be some other owner paying all these black players. The league isn't short on potential owners.allpurpleallgold said:
Lol. Google "bomani jones dan lebatard donald sterling". That will explain to you why Sterling is so bad. You idiots still don't realize that this is a lifetime achievement banning.Mosster47 said:
This guy gets it. Actions speak louder than words. Sterling has actually done more for the black populous than all of us on here combined 1,000,000,000 times over.MikeDamone said:Lots of investment reality show superiority guys here.
Do the owners have an agreement that they can force someone to sell for certain reasons? If not, there is no fucking way he can be forced out for expressing an unpopular opinion. He has not actually done anything illegal nor has he discriminated against anyone or blocked their opportunities in his organization. He has though, made a black man the highest paid coach in the league.
My issue is the hypocrisy that the league's never done shit to him until this incident which went viral. Everyone's known he's a racist for years. THE DUDE HAS HAD FEDERAL CHARGES FOR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION. And the NBA was silent. But they ban him now, after a private conversation?
The NBA is simply trying to look TUFF on racism since all of a sudden everyone cares, but when no one cared before it didn't other them at all.
It's massive hypocrisy and doesn't make a bit of sense. I'm thrilled Sterling's going to be out of the league but this wasn't the way to do it, IMO.
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I can't defend Sterling, and he is a piece of shit. He was also a terrible owner who hurt the NBA by fielding a shit team for years. Until the last three years, he did exactly what the Mariners do. The TV contract and lease agreement were good enough to be profitable. There is no doubt that it is beneficial to push him out and get a new owner in.
I do have qualms about using what a guy says in private against him. That just doesn't seem right. I also don't like it that if you bitch and whine with enough people, you get your way. Nobody's life will be any different with Sterling gone. Sometimes life isn't fair, people say offensive shit. Is it really that big of a deal? You don't have to agree with everyone. People can believe whatever the fuck they want, and strong arming them is not going to change a fucking thing. I think people enjoy getting their pitchfork out and being the moral police more than they actually care about the issue sometimes.
Letting Rivers and Paul off without a single fucking question about Sterling's past is annoying too. They shouldn't feel guilty because there is nothing wrong with accepting millions. I would accept 15 million a year from a black business owner who didn't want his girlfriend associating with white people. I wouldn't give a flying fuck, and neither did these players and coaches until the public pressure got ramped up. -
Holy crap, Bomani nailed it. That was fantastic.allpurpleallgold said:
Lol. Google "bomani jones dan lebatard donald sterling". That will explain to you why Sterling is so bad. You idiots still don't realize that this is a lifetime achievement banning.Mosster47 said:
This guy gets it. Actions speak louder than words. Sterling has actually done more for the black populous than all of us on here combined 1,000,000,000 times over.MikeDamone said:Lots of investment reality show superiority guys here.
Do the owners have an agreement that they can force someone to sell for certain reasons? If not, there is no fucking way he can be forced out for expressing an unpopular opinion. He has not actually done anything illegal nor has he discriminated against anyone or blocked their opportunities in his organization. He has though, made a black man the highest paid coach in the league.
"A whole lot of these people that wanta act like they care about racism don't give a good damn about racism. What they care about right now is a chance to jump on an easy punching bag."
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