Somethings I came across and heard yesterday - a bit of devil's advocate if you will.
1. Shaq posted a pic on Instagram (now removed) mocking a disabled fan's selfie. Isn't this discrimination too? Why is Shaq getting a by this? Granted, not racism, but still discrimination and in poor taste.
2. From what I understood, the recording of Sterling could likely be illegal - interesting to see if the woman gets charged with anything.
3. I doubt this was Sterling's first time uttering such things, but I heard an interesting observance yesterday on the radio. It's likely people around him, including players and other employees of Sterling in the Clippers organization, knew he had racist views. But until yesterday they were quite happy to take a paycheque from him (and still are, since he still owns the franchise).
4. Although the NBS made a big stand on this, basically Sterling is being nailed for a thoughtcrime and this becoming a problem in society - people being nailed to the maximum for a thought/belief. Even Mark Cuban noted that this could be the start of a slippery slope. Who's next? Also related, Sterling got pretty much no due process. The commissioner confirmed it was him, and basically acted unilaterally.
5. It'll be interesting to see the inevitable legal battle if the NBA presses Sterling to sell, since private property rights are held pretty highly in the USA especially. Can the NBA really act in the way the commissioner is hoping? I don't think the legalities are as cut and dry as they think.
6. Although they fined him the maximum allowed, honestly, $3 million is peanuts to this guy. The team alone is estimated to be worth $575 million, and Sterling has a personal worth of $1.9 Billion. He probably made more than that during the press conference ousting him. Plus if he does have to sell and get the estimated value, he'll have made nearly 50 times what he invested into it (bought for $12 million in '80-81).
