The NBA will announce the result of its investigation into Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling on Tuesday, CBS News reported.
A purported conversation between Sterling and his girlfriend V. Stiviano was released on Friday, in which he said he didn’t want Stiviano taking photos with black people or bringing blacks to his basketball games.
Newly appointed NBA commissioner Adam Silver previously said he would wait to see the results of an internal league investigation before announcing any punitive measures upon Sterling.
“All members of the NBA family should be afforded due process and a fair opportunity to present their side of any controversy,” Silver said, according to ESPN. “The core of the investigation is understanding whether the tape is authentic, interviewing Mr. Sterling and interviewing the woman as well and understanding the context in which it was recorded.”
The team’s players staged a silent protest at center court before they took on the Golden State Warriors in Sunday’s Game 4 of their first-round series.
I wonder what odds Nate Silver places on Adam Silver doing the right thing.
They really can’t do jack to him. He, along with the rest of the plutocrat owners, is essentially immune and unaccountable. You can get rid of a scofflaw coach, player, GM, whatever. Owner? Hey b!tches, this is an ownership society.
That’s life in a plutocracy. Fun, eh?
The context? The context appears to be a gold-digger baiting a racist into revealing his racism. This does not make his racism any more acceptable.
Why does she refer to herself as “V. Stiviano” without a first name? Is she a female douchebag? Is there a word for that?
My better half who is into basketball bigtime (Go, Warriors!) said the same thing. He’s the owner and as such is totally immune to punishment of any kind. Peer pressure, maybe, but he’s not going to give up any holdings of the Clippers without a fight.