Lovely article on Donald Sterling in ESPN the MAGAZINE
by wily6 on May 20, 2009 7:35 PM PDT
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Printanybody else read that article?
i tried to find it online but couldn't find anything.
the article was a good 5 or so pages
it detailed how sterling started out and got his riches buying real estate in souther california in the 60s onward and held onto them. then his ownership of the clippers. the article wasn't afraid to bash sterling about every aspect of his life from his blatant racism and discrimination to his ridiculous cheapness when it comes to the clippers and just about everything else
some good tid bits from the article
clippers are 701-1317 overall since sterling moved the clippers to la
.347 winning % is the worst outof any sports team of all the four major sports
i don't think there is as much blame on past gms and coaches as there is on sterling
something i couldn't believe was that... sterling refused to pay a $1000 prize for a free throw contest until he was sued for fraud.. are you kidding me? $1000?
it also details how sterling is notorious for how he recommends meals for his guests without ordering anything for himself... and forces them to share with him...
WTF. who does that!? That's the first time i've ever heard anyone do that... let alone a billionaire
His business practices are also blatantly racist. Sterling "wanted tenants that fit his image... no blacks, no mexican-americans, no children... all the blacks in this building, they smell, they're not clean... mexicans that just sit around and smoke and drink all day... so we have to get them out of here." When asked to do mandatory repairs for a black tenant in one his apartments, he rufused and said "i am not going to do that. just evict the bitch"
also his sexual harassment charges go on and on forever... "when you pay a woman for sex, you are not together with her."
the article just left a really bad taste in my mouth... just made me hate sterling even more. only shining light is... he's 76 and hopefully on the way out... i know, it's a terrible thing to say... but c'mon... he's a terrible person.
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if he leaves Clippers may leave LA.
so for me I need him to remain or replace himself with another individual who wont move the team.
by dulciusEXasperis on May 20, 2009 8:49 PM PDT reply actions
i dont think so.. I mean the clippers are financially successful with no success whereas winning teams like the suns and magic could only dream of. the staples center is one of the best arenas in the league as is our practice facility. I dont think the economy would allow for that type of change, at least not in the forseeable future.
i don't live in la
so it might be different for me
but say the clippers do move from la to say… seattle?
and that meant success / competent management?
i’m all for it
Clippers to Seattle would be a nightmare
I live in LA but if they have to move:
LA to Anaheim wouldn’t bother me. The games would still be on TV plus its not too far to drive.
LA to San Diego would suck. They might still televise the games, much harder to get to San Diego.
Clippers to anywhere else would definately suck. It would be a completely different team. No thanks.
by Michael White on May 21, 2009 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't want the clips to move to seattle
but i’m a bit more compassionate since seattle got F’d over by the league.
Hell, clipper history would just up 1000×. We’ll claim GP as our own
also our fan base would increase
because of all of shawn kemp’s children and baby mamas
dude don't even joke when saying on the way out as a shining light
that’s something pretty strong to say.
Uh...link to article?
I don’t know what point you have posting this. Also you accuse him of being blatantly racist,
when he is being presented with an award from the NAACP. Who know’s what’s in the heart’s of men…but he’s not “blatantly racist” as you say. You openly wish death a guy…..for what?
Everybody has their good and bad…Sterling has done a lot of good for the community and paid for the Clips practice facility out of pocket. That cost $50 mil…..is he still stingy now? He’s had his bad too, but he’s no criminal.
If you hate Sterling so much you wish death upon him, be a Laker fan…nobody is forcing your fandom.
This is going to be my team, and we're going to rise together.
-Clipper Darrell
I think this post is valid
There’s no link to the article because it is in the June Issue of the MAGAZINE not ESPN online. When June rolls around the website (www.espnthemag.com) might put the article online for all to read or you might have to be an “Insider” to get access to it.
I get the magazine and read the article (Outside the Lines, p. 36) and it definitely leads the reader to believe that Sterling is a horny old racist who likes to toot his own horn. The article included scanned images of ads, allegedly taken out and possibly even designed and written by Sterling himself. One looking for “Attractive” women for “hospitality” and the other touting a $50 million state of the art Sterling Homeless Center which doesn’t seem to exist in any form, planned or real.
The main gist of the article seems to be that no matter what Donald Tokowitz (yes, that’s his real name) does, no matter how immoral or illegal it is, he rakes in a ton of money and seems quite content with himself.
If you want to read the magazine for yourself just go to a newsstand and smell all the sports mags. It’s the one that stinks of perfume, er Hugo Boss cologne…cough cough. The “nicest” smelling sports mag I’ve ever read?
Ok, you make some good points..
I’ll stop by the library some time to take a gander at the article. I think in the last 10 years, he’s done alright as an owner…again, he’s not exactly Mother Teresa, but he’s no Hitler either.
This is going to be my team, and we're going to rise together.
-Clipper Darrell
Clips wouldn't move
they already have primo deal at Staples and you get plenty of fans from just being in LA. And why would an owner change something that works.
In Gordon we trust
Because they are a wealthy private equity fund headquarterd in a different city which always wanted a team of their own.
by Michael White on May 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
true
who knows maybe we could get Billy Crystal and Frankie Munez to buy the team.
In Gordon we trust
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