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Cha

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Sun Apr 27, 2014, 08:01 PM Apr 2014

The Magic Johnson Instagram photo that began the Donald Sterling racist freak out: [View all]


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The Magic Johnson Instagram photo that began the Donald Sterling racist freak out:
8:04 AM - 27 Apr 2014

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That Damn Calvin. @phive0phor
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Just waiting for Donald Sterling to say, "I'm not a racist. Why, some of my best friends are not allowed to come to Clippers games!"
4:59 PM - 26 Apr 2014
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Complete transcript of LeBron's response on Donald Sterling. So powerful. So raw. (Read to very last sentence)

What are your thoughts on Donald Sterling’s comments?

“If the reports are true, it’s unacceptable.

It’s unacceptable in our league. It doesn’t matter if you’re white, black, Hispanic, whatever, all across the races. It’s unacceptable and as a commissioner in our league, they have to make a stand, and they have to be very aggressive with it. I don’t know what it’s going to be, but you just can’t have that in our league. We’re the model citizens of all sports around the world and because we’re the most recognizable, I mean, it figures. You see us all the time, you see our logos, you see our players, and for an owner to come out and say the things that he said, it’s very disrespectful, it’s very appalling and one of my best friends and dear friends plays on his team in Chris Paul and I haven’t had an opportunity to talk to him but I can only imagine what’s going through his head.”


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http://blogs.herald.com/miami_heat/2014/04/complete-transcript-of-lebrons-response-on-donald-sterling-so-powerful-so-raw-read-to-very-last-sent.html

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Michael Jordan, who always stays away from social issues and commenting publicly on things okaawhatever Apr 2014 #1
Really.. that's interesting about Michael Jordon. I'm going Cha Apr 2014 #2
jordan quote Mosby Apr 2014 #6
Thank you for this, Mosby.. An Excellent statement from Michael Jordon! Cha Apr 2014 #9
you might be thinking of marge schott. Mosby Apr 2014 #23
I was.. thanks, but I couldn't remember the name until you told me.. interesting article.. Cha Apr 2014 #26
K Cha Apr 2014 #3
DS's opinion is BS!!!!1! sheshe2 Apr 2014 #4
UnFreakingReal, she! I say the Players make Cha Apr 2014 #8
No question. tarheelsunc Apr 2014 #21
I know, tarheelsunc.. Sterling is so ignorantly arrogant! Cha Apr 2014 #22
He doesn't give them anything, he pays them treestar Apr 2014 #46
Funny Tweet on this from LOLGOP: okaawhatever Apr 2014 #5
Yeah, but what has he done for us lately?! Cha Apr 2014 #10
Further more.. this doesn't sound like no rich Dem I ever heard of.. they actually follow through.. Cha Apr 2014 #13
His son died of a drug overdose last year. You'd think he'd be more sympathetic to the homeless. okaawhatever Apr 2014 #24
I didn't know that.. I found this though.. Cha Apr 2014 #32
Dang, I didn't know he had killed his childhood friend. It's getting curiouser and curiouser...nt okaawhatever Apr 2014 #34
Really.. :( and, he got off even though the kid was Cha Apr 2014 #35
+1 LTR Apr 2014 #41
Donald Sterling is a total pig... Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #7
Wow! Did he ever step in it.. that is if he didn't want all his Cha Apr 2014 #12
Maybe she did. I hope so. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #14
After listening to it I think she recorded him... alittlelark Apr 2014 #17
Ooops.. good for her! Cha Apr 2014 #18
The wife was suing the mistress for alienation of affection or something like that & the g'friend okaawhatever Apr 2014 #27
WOW.. you cannot make this shit up@! thanks for this, okaawhatever.. shades of Cha Apr 2014 #29
Tweet: ... this is the world we live in now.. Cha Apr 2014 #19
... and a beautiful world it is! etherealtruth Apr 2014 #28
Yes indeed, etherealthruth~ Cha Apr 2014 #30
Rapid mass communication is making it harder and harder to be a racist POS. nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #11
I was just wondering again.. how that tape got released? Cha Apr 2014 #15
Your Complete Quotable Guide To Decades Of Donald Sterling's Racism.. DAMN! Cha Apr 2014 #16
Pres Obama's response when chuck todd asks about Sterling.. Cha Apr 2014 #20
Disagree...It wa not a freakout HipChick Apr 2014 #25
Whatever it was.. Donald Sterling's history of racism is now in the public view. Cha Apr 2014 #31
nice pic! a shame any woman would want to be the 'girl friend' of a person like Donald Sterling. Sunlei Apr 2014 #33
any number of people in the world put themselves up for sale. lululu Apr 2014 #37
what's the age difference? 100? bluemarkers Apr 2014 #40
I love that pic.. it is so surreal that an owner of a Basketball team would Cha Apr 2014 #38
Picking cotton (not paid for it) but being paid for it re laws Iliyah Apr 2014 #36
Yes, the mentality has unfortunately not changed for some, Iliyah. :( Cha Apr 2014 #39
Kick for Light! Cha Apr 2014 #42
We know @MagicJohnson has loftier platforms and stadiums where he's always welcome with Cha Apr 2014 #43
Ha! Also, this article says Stiviano didn't release the tape.. so who did?! Cha Apr 2014 #44
Oh it's time.. Cha Apr 2014 #45
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