Clippers controversy continues: " He didnt want to pay me because I was white..."

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2014/05/04/donald-sterling-jj-redick-los-angeles-clippers-owner-racism-ban/8698265/



J.J. Redick is a white player for the LA Clippers


But the story about J.J. Redick and his surreal first season with the Clippers captures the Donald Sterling experience as well as anyone's. At 29 years old and having made the calculated choice as a free agent last summer to come play for coach Doc Rivers and this talented team, Redick was exposed to the Sterling dysfunction from the start when his sign-and-trade deal to come to Los Angeles nearly fell apart after his four-year, $27-million deal had been agreed upon.

One of the alleged reasons? Sterling, the man whose racist comments sparked this whole furor, was believed to have had concerns about paying a white player that kind of money. He had once given white center Chris Kaman a five-year, $52 million deal, and how that contract panned out (or didn't, as Kaman played 195 games in the next four years of that deal and was traded to New Orleans with a year and a half left) appeared to be coloring Sterling's judgment on this deal. In a way, it was a mirror-image of the issue that would be front and center 10 months later.

"I've been told both ways: one, that he didn't want to pay me because I was white, and that he didn't want to pay me because I was a bench player," Redick said. "I didn't know (the deal almost fell apart) until after the fact. I just got a weird phone call from Doc on July 4, and I got off the phone and said to my wife, 'Something's going on.' He's like, 'You better play for me (expletive).' And I was like, 'Yeah, that's the plan. We figured this out two days ago, right?'

Full story at USA today link at the top of the page.

[Journeyman]

1. So Sterling isn't so much a racist as he is a misanthrope. . .

damn, money does freaky things to people . . .

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5. I might get slammed for this but

I think this story is more about the 1% vs. the 99% as much as it is race. Our society through 40 years of slanted rules has created a new ruling class that looks down upon the rest of the world with total superiority and disdain for those beneath them.


As has been widely reported, Sterling's actions had been known for years. Yet the other billion dollar NBA owners did nothing until last week. In addition the overwhelmingly black superstar millionaires Sterling paid didn't have a huge issue with it either.... until last week. The NAACP had given Sterling a life time achievement award and was about to give him another one do to his donations!.... until last week.

Money cures everything!

Outgoing NBA commissioner David Stern asked Sterling's wife to give the keynote speech at his going away party! Nobody cared about Sterling's actions at the NBA's going way billion dollar party!


How many people have their wife and their known mistress (who is half black and half Mexican BTW) both courtside for basketball games! Not even his wife cared about Sterling's actions as long as her billion dollar lifestyle could be maintained.


These are the attitudes and actions that a person who knows societies rules do not apply to him create.

This is the next big political fight. The 1% vs the 99%.

[JaneyVee]

6. No, he's obviously a racist. Just a rich racist.

[Scootaloo]

9. Nah, still racist

It's a whole suite of beliefs, not just bilious epithets towards people for their race.

A lot of racists believe that blacks are "naturally" more athletic than whites - that they were "bred" to be big and strong or that "life in the jungle" made them so, or whatever reason. Point being racists believe that the races of humans can be categorized like the races of Dungeons and Dragons or something, with some being just inherently geared a certain way.

[Blue_Tires]

2. He should have refused to pay Redick because he's worthless Duke scum

And he would have gotten rousing public support for doing so...

[kelliekat44]

3. That photo is so grotesque...to me. nt

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7. And to think as a known married man he had this woman by his side for sex

Money buys anything.

[rufus dog]

4. He is just an asshole

He screwed over numerous coaches, firing them prior to the contract term. Then tried not to pay. Often times resulting in the fired coaches not getting full payout. The last one, Dunleavey, held to his guns then finally got payment.

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8. Agreed. And for those who don't follow the NBA, Dunleavey is white. nt

[joeybee12]

11. I bet Doc is giving a huge sigh of relief

that he'll have a new boss soon.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

10. Can't make this up.

He'll never get hemorrhoids, cause he's a perfect....

[DinahMoeHum]

12. As an owner, Sterling was always a cheapskate. . .

. . .when it came to paying his players, coaches and management.

Nothing new here.

http://www.thenation.com/blog/179551/donald-sterling-slumlord-billionaire