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Nobody voted yet. There won't be a vote for at least another 5 days, and likely at least two weeks.
Last time I checked, the Lakers have more trophies.
I just think this should be settled like in Roman times or Purge style. Give Griffin, Jordan, or Paul a loaded revolver and shoot Sterling.
Nobody voted yet. There won't be a vote for at least another 5 days, and likely at least two weeks.
That feeling when you fall for it and actually post on Kools bs threads
I can't see sterling not fighting this it will come down to what's written in the cons ution and if the thing goes to court the yaws inadmissible
Sterling will get his ass handed to him in court, zero chance of winning....
That feeling when you fall for it and actually post on Kools bs threads
Thing is the NBA probably can't afford to go to court unlike the 81 years old who is rich as ...
Good perspective from Larry Coon :
http://cbafaq.com/blog/?p=313
Don't be so sure. Silver may have ed up. By giving Sterling the 2.5 million fine, instead of the 1 million fine, Silver just admitted Sterling didn't technically violate the league cons ution.
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Nobody voted yet. There won't be a vote for at least another 5 days, and likely at least two weeks.
You really need to consider going back to school...maybe a class in political science...learn what having the votes mean before you vote mean...if ya figure that out then I may consider partly my equal.... ok Einstein
He didn't violate any of the terms dictated by the cons ution or by-laws, hence the 2.5 million dollar fine.if there's an NBA cons ution in place that dictates terms of agreements for owners and a CBA that players live by this guy has ZERO recourse....he's done like it or not
And why the outrage now? This is the least racist thing Sterling has done. Where was the media coverage ten years ago when he was doing extremely racist things?
I'm not sure. To make it clear: I'm damn glad that Silver decided to do what he did and I will be happy if Sterling loses his team. However, if Sterling decides to take it to the court this thing could go on for quite some time. Sterling is rich as and if he wants to spend his billions for his lawyers, good luck NBA. The biggest concern I see here is the fact that he said it privately. It was taped illegally and then leaked to the public. If Sterling had said/written it himself on youtube, facebook, instagram or twitter it would already be public and the whole issue would be a different story, meaning Sterling would have ZERO chance in court. I'm not 100 percent sure about the legal issues, but doesn't say the first amandment you can say privately whatever you want, no matter how wrong it is morally? Additionally, as far as I know (I might be wrong) evidence cannot be used in court if obtained illegally. And recording in somebody's home is illegal if the person hasn't agreed to it beforehand.
Again, I'm happy that Sterling is now banned from the NBA as there is absolutely no place for racism in here. But I'm not sure how it will stand in front of the court as the taping was conducted illegally.
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He has that plantation mentally...for his team you need to be strong, athletic, and yessa massa type a .
I think in a league with 30 teams that is probably already over-diluted as it is, having two teams playing in the same city, for the same city, in the same arena, is absolutely re ed. I don't care how big the L.A. market share is.
It's stupid that teams with rich histories like Seattle can't field a team, but California needs 4 ball-clubs with two swapping nights out at Staples.
Same thing goes for the Giants and Jets, tbh.
No, Sterling really does have zero chance in court
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Article 13 NBA Cons ution: TERMINATION OF OWNERSHIP OR MEMBERSHIP: Ownership may be terminated by 3/4 vote of Govs’ for any of 10 reasons
Only term that applies: (a) Willfully violate any of the provisions of the Cons ution and By-Laws, resolutions, or agreements of the Ass.
This term may apply also: (d) Fail or refuse to fulfill its contractual obligations to the Ass, its Members, Players, or any other third party in such a way as to affect the Association or its Members adversely.
Other than sections A & D I don’t see the other sections applying to Sterling in terms of termination.
Well Sterling is absolutely screwed, I found what I was looking for.
After the 3/4 vote, Sterling will get a notice in writing. He then can & must meet in front of the Board with counsel. He will be allowed to put on evidence of mitigation in an effort to persuade the Board of his position. The Board will listen to all the evidence & vote again.
If the Board votes for termination/sale by 3/4 after hearing from Sterling the vote is essentially final. The decision is deemed final “and each Member and Owner waives any and all recourse to any court of law to review any such decision.”
Article 14 Sec J states in part “..each Member and Owner waives any and all recourse to any court of law to review any such decision.”
This means Sterling has waived his right to sue in court over the forced sale. So now we know he has waived his rights in both ban & sale.
Once Sterling is officially ousted the Commissioner shall be in full control and management of the team. The Commissioner shall make ALL decisions for the team. Including liquidation and or sale.
Article 15 Alternative to Termination: With a 2/3 board vote, the Board may waive termination & invoke a fine (no cap on the fine).
After a quick review of the NBA by-laws the Board has very broad powers to terminate ownership & Sterling has waived his right to sue. What this means is Sterling has to persuade a Judge to set aside this clause of the by-laws in order for Sterling to sue. Uphill battle.
Again, must view the Ban & Termination of Ownership as two different events & in both events Sterling has waived his right to sue.
Also, there is NO arbitration clause Sterling can take advantage of. In relation to the ban, the bylaws name Silver as the arbitrator.
how did he breach his nba obligations when it wasnt directed or said to the nba?
it was a private conversation and domestic towards a ho...
silver could do what he wants, buut are those owners and independently casting their votes without interference?
lol the clowns behind it are laughin all the way to the bank, not only they get rid of sterling, they going to buy an nba franchise, look at all these black ppl gettin all happy and
when is the govt or anyone going to take away that immunity card, seems like its only 1 card in a deck of cards and they been holding onto that since day 1, u dont see any other ethnic minority groups play the race card when they get pushed around, just head down work hard and avoid conflict to ur way up the chain....
You really need to consider going back to school...maybe a class in political science...learn what having the votes mean before you vote mean...if ya figure that out then I may consider partly my equal.... ok Einstein
Sterling bought it for $15 million. Franchise could easily sell for $1 billion. That's a staggering amount of profit for someone who made absolutely zero effort to build the organization.
I posted this in another thread, here's why I don't think it's a lock like you think.
"It appears the 2.5 million came from article 24, not a combination of fines. And if so, it would also appear Silver is basically admitting Sterling's actions did not in fact violate the cons ution and by-laws. And if this is true than termination also does not fall under article 24, which Silver seems to have invoked.
"(l) The Commissioner shall, wherever there is a rule for which no penalty is specifically fixed for violation thereof, have the authority to fix such penalty as in the Commissioner’s judgment shall be in the best interests of the Association. Where a situation arises which is not covered in the Cons ution and By-Laws, the Commissioner shall have the authority to make such decision, including the imposition of a penalty, as in his judgment shall be in the best interests of the Association. The penalty that may be assessed under the preceding two sentences may include, without limitation, a fine, suspension, and/or the forfeiture or assignment of draft choices. No monetary penalty fixed under this provision shall exceed $2,500,000."
Very interested to see how this plays out, hope Silver didn't jump the gun."
the OP is gotta be one of the stupidest persons in the planet.
that show of public support is obviously for the ban and fine. Nothing about forcing him to sell the team or voting on it.
face it dummy. As I said the team IS NOT FOR SALE
Couldn't have said it better! Totally true.
All these negros on the team are acting all soft and playing all innocent yet when it comes to collecting paycheck they don't really care from where it comes.
Ask Baron Davis why did he put up with Sterling for this long? Just quit your job and walk out. He wouldn't dare. Money is king for these people.
It's not even about walking out, tbh, walking out would have been a stupid move..you signed a contract, it's your obligation to play, a man doesn't negate his word..
The problem is that they even chose to sign with the Clippers in the first place..everybody has known that Sterling is a racist and a slum lord for over 15 years..I understand that low-level players may not have had opportunities with other teams, but guys like Tom Rivers and Chris Paul could have signed with any other franchise, but they chose the franchise owned by a reputed bigot and slum lord..sad, tbh..
in contract law u can always rescind a contract if both parties come to an agreement, if they want to walk out without any remittance from the employer, then so be it...walk out and sign somewhere else, thats how it is in the real world if u want out...
you g ot to give up something if you want something in return, in this case the athletes want both when in the beginning it had nothing to do with them, just some bull blown up by some clowns who have a hidden agenda....
Bottom line is man, like you said in your initial post, money is king for these monkeys.
Just think if Sterling didn't get banned instead he was only fined and had to give a public apology, you seriously think these monkeyballer would have walked out? NOT A CHANCE! If they had any guts to walk out, they would have done it as soon as the news came out.
I don't recall any official vote taken place yet and the Donald said he is suing for $1.7 bill. If he wins the lawsuit (and that could happen)
how much will each owner have to pony up to pay. (don't forget legal fees also)...This is far from over and the victory lap that some
are taking could be disappointed. They can take away his franchise buy vote but who puts the value on it. $1 bill? $2bill---then the lawsuit.
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