The perfect life of basketball

Chapter 322 Chapter 321 Intensified farce, golden pistol!

Next, "Public Opinion Earthquake" continues!
Kobe Bryant, star of the Clippers' rival Lakers, said:

"It's both a damn shame and a sad reality."

"USA Today", CNN, "Los Angeles Times" and other major media also condemned Sterling, saying that the NBA should severely sanction this "racist".

It is understood that there have been precedents in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States where bosses were punished for racially discriminatory remarks. The owner of the Major League Baseball team Cincinnati Reds Margo Scott was suspended for one month for commenting on African-American players. season.

Not only outsiders, but the entire Clippers team is also dissatisfied with the boss's remarks.The team's African-American coach Rivers told the media that no one in the team was happy about this incident, and Redick (white) was as angry as Paul (African).

Before each subsequent game, the Clippers players held a silent protest. They wore their red training T-shirts backwards during warm-up (in order not to let the Clippers' LOGO be displayed on their chests) to protest.In addition, players also wear black armguards, wristbands or socks during the game.

According to "Yahoo Sports", the players need more time to decide what kind of action to take next, and are currently inclined to make a stronger statement for their attitude on the home floor of Staples Center on Wednesday.

Different from the tough attitude of the players, the NBA is cautious about the Sterling incident. After all, the outgoing President Stern does not want to leave with such a stain, but he is not useless.

On the night of the 27th, NBA President Stern held a special press conference for this matter, saying that everything should be determined after checking the authenticity of the recording.He promised the league would resolve the matter "within days".It is reported that the NBA players union has also been involved in the investigation.

Even Ao Guanhai, the black president of the United States who was visiting Malaysia, expressed his voice angrily. There are many African-American athletes in the NBA. Sterling's words are "extremely offensive", and he believes that the league has the ability to quell the controversy.

Facing pressure from the outside world, the Clippers issued a statement on their official website late at night on the 28th local time, saying that "it is impossible to judge the legality of the recording and whether it has been modified", and emphasized that Stiviano was suspected of stealing the value of the Sterling family indicted for $180 million in property.

Sterling said in a statement that the views in the recording are completely different from his usual position, and that he has only "respect and appreciation" for "Magic" Johnson.

But the public doesn't believe Sterling at all, because as early as five years ago, Sterling was involved in a racial discrimination incident. At that time, the former Clippers manager and NBA star Elgin Baylor sued Sterling in court, saying The latter unlawfully dismissed him on grounds of age and race discrimination.

Baylor said Sterling had hoped the Clippers would consist of "a bunch of poor black kids from Africa with a white head coach."However, the case that year was closed because Baylor finally withdrew the lawsuit.

Racism aside, NBA fans were impressed by Sterling's stinginess.The most widely circulated joke is that Sterling is not even willing to pay a fan to win a $1000 prize in the shooting contest.

The American "Forbes" magazine believes that this incident once again proves that Sterling is the "worst boss" in American sports.In addition to being unable to improve the Clippers' record, the NBA has long been fed up with the various scandals that Sterling has brought to the league. Now is the opportunity for President Stern to step in and drive Sterling away.

President Stern has been devastated by this matter recently, but fortunately, the authenticity of the recording was quickly confirmed by experts.Next, President Stern resolutely held a press conference to announce the punishment for Sterling: a life ban and a fine of 250 million US dollars.

At the same time, Stern said that he would unite with the team owners to force Sterling to sell the team.

However, this matter was not implemented quickly. The turmoil of the Clippers throughout March became the hottest topic in the NBA, and the process of selling the Clippers was also full of twists and turns.

The league proposed to force Sterling to sell all the shares of the team through a hearing, but Sterling said he wanted to postpone the hearing for three months.At the same time, he said in private that he would fight to the end, because he felt that his guilt was not so serious.

Then the plot reversed again, and Sterling agreed to let his wife, Shelley Sterling, who is also a shareholder of the team, negotiate the sale of the team.

The relevant regulations of the league prohibit all behaviors of Donald Sterling transferring shares in his own name. Only with the approval of the league can the new boss take office.But Shelley Sterling does not need to go through this process as another shareholder.This will greatly reduce the time required for the entire sale process.

Immediately, Clippers owner Donald Sterling's lawyer Max Blecher told ESPN that Sterling will "fight to the end" with the league and "denies" that Sterling had reached an agreement with his wife Shelly to let Shelley negotiate the sale of the team. agreement.

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The masses are all fascinated, do you think this is a play, or is it testing the IQ of the masses?
But at the same time, ESPN reported that Shelley Sterling and her team were not deterred by Sterling's statement, and they are still selling the team in an orderly manner.

The farce came to a close as the Sterling family forcibly dispossessed Donald Sterling as he was identified as mentally incapacitated.

Then Shelley Sterling announced that the team had signed a $20 billion sale agreement with former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and the farce was really over.

Clippers owner Donald Sterling later filed a lawsuit against the NBA through his lawyers, claiming $10 billion in damages from the league.

Emmm. . .Now it is not believed that he is mentally fine!
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The big event in the NBA throughout March was the farce of the Clippers. If Iverson’s retirement tour hadn’t become more and more popular, igniting the NBA’s ball market and activating the “basketball dream” of many old fans, the NBA would be mess!

President Stern would also go to the scene to watch the Glory team's game when he was upset!

Hey, Team Glory is better!
The team name sounds good, the jerseys look good, the players are decent, and the winning percentage is high. Can they make some big events that are beneficial to the league? I don’t praise you!

As a memory of a generation in the NBA, Iverson with the fighter spirit has always inspired many people!
When the Glory team participates in away games, they can always turn the away game into a home game. The stars of many teams are overshadowed by me alone!Whenever Iverson made a wonderful goal or stretched out his hand to listen to the answer, he would be greeted by the audience chanting "MVP" frantically!

In addition, each team will hold a farewell ceremony for Iverson, broadcast some of Iverson's wonderful performances on this field, and will give Iverson a gift after the game!
Among them, the most valuable gift from the Nuggets was a pistol made of gold, which coincided with the title of "Golden Two Guns" at that time.

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