[tigermn]

Wow. Now just got to get the owners to force him to sell. David Stern would have never had the balls to do ban him for life from the NBA. http://www.komonews.com/sports/Clippers-owner-Donald-Sterling-gets-lifetime-ban-from-NBA-257198381.html

[trestle]

David Stern would be an honored guest at Sterling's house party.

[Doppelganger]

[sten]

Bang bang maxwell's silver hammer goes down upon his head du doo doo doo... Well that's what ran through my head anyway...

[Chief Joseph]

Touchy subject, one that I would never have posted here...I feel that most speaking against Sterling are caught up in emotion and mob mentality, not thinking it through intelligently. What she recorded should never had been made public, he is entitled to speak his mind in a one on one private setting. The real "criminal" imho is his GF who allegedly embezzled from his company and recorded him illegally, she needs to fry. I am not a fan of Sterling and certainly not of racism, but the punishment being doled out does not fit the "crime"...not saying he did anything wrong other than speak his mind in a one on one supposedly private conversation.

[tigermn]

[Daryl]

The "girlfriend" is single again if anyone is interested He's a crappy human, I think he got what he deserved, maybe he deserves even more? I'm curious if everyone in the NBA will be held to this same standard now though? offensive tweets? As an employee of a company you can be fired/punished for breaking the code of conduct in your personal life so i don't have a problem with this. The "girlfriend" should be on trial too. I don't think she can claim whistle blower status. Don't you have to be an employee for that? Maybe she was an employee?

[DIYSteve]

Good to see the NBA freezing out the jerk, but this was coming for years. Where were David Stern and the other NBA owners when Sterling got nailed on the DOJ's largest systemic racial housing discrimination case? Or when Elgin Baylor sued him for plantation mentality racism? Next: Washington Redskins? The Onion: Clippers Retire Donald Sterling Jersey

[Chief Joseph]

I think you guys are wrong, (I know, might be the first time ever) What He is or is not means nothing, how old He is means nothing, none of that is the issue. That He was illegally taped during a private conversation and later that tape was Illegally released to the public is a criminal act. His constitutional right to free speech was violated. I suspect that He will sue and yes, He should win. the NBA's action is a "knee jerk" reaction to all the HOO_HA going on over this. Their decision is based on the illegal release of a private, personal recording and that is the "issue" Was the release of the recording illegal ? That's an issue for a court. Can the NBA sanction based on a personal privately stated opinion/feeling ? Can the NBA use that recording as it has ? I don't think so, but a court would have to decide The Constitution/Bill of Rights addresses many issues, among those are some issues of privacy, freedom of speech, illegal search etc. I don't believe those "rights" end because the US Government is not involved in the issue.

[GaliWalker]

I don't think he got this punishment for this incident alone, but for his history. For me, the punishment seems fair, given his history, but I would have been against any punishment on this incident alone, given how it came to light.

[nuclear_eggset]

[Randito]

[nuclear_eggset]

SO MANY "work places" have conduct clauses, and they specifically cover things you say OUTSIDE of the workplace that can reflect upon the business. It's annoying, I think, and I understand people not liking them, but if you sign it, you are a agreeing to it, and if you violate that clause, well... it's your own damn fault for not doing what you said you'd do.

[Chief Joseph]

[Chief Joseph]

As to the legality of his girlfriend taping the conversation, and her (or whoever did it) releasing it: - Pretty questionable (at best) under California law. - But so what? There's no "exclusionary rule" (or equivalent). So far as whatever the NBA does in terms of sanctions and forced sale of the team: that's primarily a matter of contract law. Since we don't even know what the terms of the contracts among the owners and the NBA are, everything is pretty much speculation. So, speculate away...and keep it civil please, lol.