[QUOTE=avonbarksdale]honestly
there is nothing illegal about being a racist
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The NBA didn't say it was illegal dumbass.
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[QUOTE=avonbarksdale]honestly
there is nothing illegal about being a racist
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The NBA didn't say it was illegal dumbass.
this is one of the biggest problems with modern society
when it's about racism, human rights, women rights or whatever people lose all perspective
let's put things into perspective:
a man whose company supports hundreds of black men families should be able to get away with a bit of racism on the phone I AM SORRY to break the political correctness but go ask a black man without a job if he'd work for Donald please.
surely internet warriors should be also mad at the black men that play for the Clippers? Shouldn't they go in strike for this phone blasphemy? Oh no, that would mean no popcorn nights watching your team: egoistical ****s who don't care about racism really.
[QUOTE=UK2K]If Mark Cuban said Sprite tasted like doo doo water and he would never sell it in his arena, to which Sprite then pulled its sponsorship, does that give the right of the other owners to expel him for losing sponsors?
Hypothetical question, but at the same time, serious. I'm curious as to where you draw the line.[/QUOTE]
Would Mark Cuban stating that he hates Sprite cause players to strike? Would his head coach quit and his players to refuse to play?
People look at this wrong. As soon as you say "illegal" you are looking at it wrong. As soon as you are saying he's being forced to give up property like a house, etc., you are looking at it wrong.
This is more akin to you being in a business with a partner, and the partner's presence becomes toxic and no longer allows the business to run. Would you keep the partner? And lose the business? Or remove the partner?
The NBA is removing a partner.
As a clipps fan I just want him to let it go, definitely don't wanna lose doc over this
[QUOTE=UK2K]If Mark Cuban said Sprite tasted like doo doo water and he would never sell it in his arena, to which Sprite then pulled its sponsorship, does that give the right of the other owners to expel him for losing sponsors?
Hypothetical question, but at the same time, serious. I'm curious as to where you draw the line.[/QUOTE]
The problem is this is not the same thing at all.
Marc Cuban hating Sprite might make Marc Cuban look bad but it doesn't make the NBA look bad. It's just his own opinion.
Sterling being racist would make the NBA seem like they are sympathizing with racism if they do not punish him. That's a totally different monster.
[QUOTE]LOS ANGELES -- It sounded more like the title of a horror film than a projection for next season.
As Dick Parsons, the interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers, testified in state court Tuesday about the uncertain future of the team, he outlined an accelerated "death spiral" for the Clippers if Donald Sterling were to remain the owner.
"If none of your sponsors want to sponsor you," Parsons said. "And your coach doesn't want to coach for you and your players don
[I]LAS VEGAS -- Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul told ESPN.com it's "unacceptable" if Donald Sterling is still the owner of the team when the season begins.
Paul also said he has spoken to coach Doc Rivers about the possibility of sitting out if Sterling remains in control when the seasons starts in a little more than two months.
"That's something me and Doc are both talking about," Paul said on Thursday after coaching his AAU program, CP3. "Something has to happen, and something needs to happen soon -- sooner rather than later."
Interim Clippers CEO Dick Parsons testified earlier in the week in state court that Rivers told him on multiple occasions that he doesn't think he wants to continue coaching the team if Sterling remains in control of the franchise.
"We're all going to talk about it," Paul said. "We're all definitely going to talk about it. Doc, Blake [Griffin], DJ [DeAndre Jordan]. It's unacceptable."[/I]
[url]http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/11261909/chris-paul-los-angeles-clippers-says-sitting-possible-donald-sterling-remains?ex_cid=sportscenterTW[/url]
[QUOTE=gts][I]LAS VEGAS -- Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul told ESPN.com it's "unacceptable" if Donald Sterling is still the owner of the team when the season begins.
Paul also said he has spoken to coach Doc Rivers about the possibility of sitting out if Sterling remains in control when the seasons starts in a little more than two months.
"That's something me and Doc are both talking about," Paul said on Thursday after coaching his AAU program, CP3. "Something has to happen, and something needs to happen soon -- sooner rather than later."
Interim Clippers CEO Dick Parsons testified earlier in the week in state court that Rivers told him on multiple occasions that he doesn't think he wants to continue coaching the team if Sterling remains in control of the franchise.
"We're all going to talk about it," Paul said. "We're all definitely going to talk about it. Doc, Blake [Griffin], DJ [DeAndre Jordan]. It's unacceptable."[/I]
[url]http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/11261909/chris-paul-los-angeles-clippers-says-sitting-possible-donald-sterling-remains?ex_cid=sportscenterTW[/url][/QUOTE]
Chris Paul is full of it. He's under contract. The only way out is to retire, which he won't do.
[QUOTE=niko]People look at this wrong. As soon as you say "illegal" you are looking at it wrong. As soon as you are saying he's being forced to give up property like a house, etc., you are looking at it wrong.
This is more akin to you being in a business with a partner, and the partner's presence becomes toxic and no longer allows the business to run. Would you keep the partner? And lose the business? Or remove the partner?
The NBA is removing a partner.[/QUOTE]
This. And no one seems to get it.
[QUOTE=niko]People look at this wrong. As soon as you say "illegal" you are looking at it wrong. As soon as you are saying he's being forced to give up property like a house, etc., you are looking at it wrong.
This is more akin to you being in a business with a partner, and the partner's presence becomes toxic and no longer allows the business to run. Would you keep the partner? And lose the business? Or remove the partner?
The NBA is removing a partner.[/QUOTE]
Can you force a partner to sell his portion of ownership?
NBA Cares.
[QUOTE=Riley Martin]Can you force a partner to sell his portion of ownership?[/QUOTE]
Not easily, without an established contractual agreement or a court ruling.
[URL="http://www.entrepreneur.com/answer/222263"]http://www.entrepreneur.com/answer/222263[/URL]
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[QUOTE=Riley Martin]Can you force a partner to sell his portion of ownership?[/QUOTE]
if you no longer have the license to operate the business.
I consider that to be the same.
[QUOTE=Riley Martin]Can you force a partner to sell his portion of ownership?[/QUOTE]
You can if the partner signed documents recognizing your ability to remove him should he become a liabilty..
Sterling signed such agreements when he became an NBA franchise owner