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The NBA Wanted To Kick Donald Sterling Out Of The League In 1982
Historical nuggets are the best nuggets! In 1982, the NBA convened a special committee of owners, who unanimously recommended that the league force Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers. It didn't, and you know how that went. ...
Hilarious Video Reminds Us There's Still Plenty Of Racism In Sports
This, a fake commercial for something called the No Foul Coalition, is an inspired bit of parody and a reminder that even without Donald Sterling, the sports world is still full of racist shit....
Donald Sterling, Charming Bully
Adopted Clippers fan Bill Simmons has filed his long-awaited Donald Sterling column for Grantland, and the most interesting part is a story about a plane ride spent sitting behind the Clippers owner. In the past few days, the Sterling anecdotes have naturally tended toward the grotesque, painting hi...
<em>SI</em> Publishes Disturbing Donald Sterling Anecdote It Spiked 14 Years Ago
Here's longtime Sports Illustrated reporter Franz Lidz today, first writing something he tried—and failed—to publish 14 years ago....
Map: 162 Properties Owned By Infamous Racist Donald Sterling
As we've written before, and as Bomani Jones reiterated this week, Donald Sterling's worst crimes have to do with his history of housing discrimination, not his feelings about his girlfriend hanging out with black people. With a net worth of $2 billion built largely on real estate, Sterling has had ...
Joyce Carol Oates Rages Against Death Of The First Amendment
Most people think that the case of Donald Sterling poses no free speech or First Amendment issues. Their argument is that Sterling has every right to order his mistresses not to be seen with black people and to privately talk about Los Angeles Clippers players as if they were livestock, and that the...
The Warriors Had A Striking Boycott Planned For Last Night's Game
The Golden State Warriors claim they had plans in place for a memorable boycott of last night's game in Los Angeles, and would have walked off the court upon tip-off had Adam Silver not banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life....
Get Your Anti-Donald Sterling Shirt Outside Staples Center
Whatever the planned apparel for tonight's Clippers game at Staples Center, these shirts probably aren't part of it. But you can still pick one up outside of the arena (while supplies last). Entrepreneurship is alive and well....
There Are Already Two Rap Songs About Donald Sterling
If you had asked who would first mention racist Clippers owner Donald Sterling in a rap, smart money would have been on Cassidy. (Lil B wouldn't acknowledge the negativity of the whole situation.)...
That "Secret" NBA Constitution Is Now Online
One of the biggest surprises of the Donald Sterling mess was the the NBA's own constitution and bylaws were confidential, leaving observers to speculate on the league's mechanism for punishing the Clippers owner. Well, soon after dropping the hammer on Sterling, the NBA finally made the constitution...
NBA Owners Are Lining Up To Vote Donald Sterling Out
If NBA owners are to force Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers, they will need a three-fourths supermajority vote. Commissioner Adam Silver said he has "the full support" of the owners, and most of them have already made their positions clear....
Dumb Twitter Users Rage Against Death Of The First Amendment
Donald Sterling's tenure as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers wasn't the only thing that died today; so did the First Amendment. The much-loved guarantee of freedom of speech was 223 years old, and was killed by NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who cited broad powers in the league constitution as the b...
Here's How The Clippers' Website Responded To Sterling's Ban
The image above is all you will see if you go to Clippers.com right now. Well played, Clippers....
NBA Bans Donald Sterling For Life
Clippers owners Donald Sterling has been banned for life from associating with the Clippers and the NBA, and fined the maximum of $2.5 million. In addition, commissioner Adam Silver said he has asked the Board of Governors to force a sale of the Clippers....
Everyone Is At Adam Silver's Press Conference
Look at that photo, from Rovell. This is a big deal....
What Happens If The Clippers Win The NBA Title?
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In 10 Minutes, ESPN's Bomani Jones Lays Waste To The Sterling Issue
I could delve deeper into some of the points Bomani Jones made yesterday on the Dan Le Batard Show, about how fundamentally silly this whole Donald Sterling affair sounds when you really listen to what's being said, about how exasperating it is for those of us who see the everyday effects of race to...
Want To Talk To Elgin Baylor? Take A Number
Look for Elgin Baylor's Vindication Tour to start today. It might be a short one....
How To Stick It To Donald Sterling Without Boycotting The Game
We are about 13 hours away from the strangest and most anticipated NBA game of the season, the Clippers' first game at the Staples Center since the world got a first-hand listen to Donald Sterling's repugnance. There will be gestures, and solidarity, and a lot of really serious talk about sport's ro...
Sterling Lawsuit Against Mistress Is Funny, Not About Embezzlement
When news broke last Friday of the Donald Sterling audio, we noted that Sterling's mistress/girlfriend, V. Stiviano, was being sued by the Clippers owner's wife, Rochelle. The official statement from the team claimed that Stiviano "is the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the Sterling family allegin...