Sterling’s 32 page Answer to Charge:
http://i.usatoday.net/sports/!sterling/2014-05-27%20Secured%20DTS%20Answer%20to%20NBA%20Charge.pdf
Title should read “offers of $2.5B.”
Sheah Right.
He doesn’t have any offers for $2.5 billion.
But, he can value the plantation. ...erh, team at whatever he wants, including priceless.
I hope he wins and sticks it these avaricious A-holes.
regardless of what is said,a private conversation taped without consent is not a legal basis to force anyone to do anything.
doesn’t matter if sterling was talking about adam silver and his pet goat, the NBA is playing PC tyrant and should not get away with this.
If he has an offer of $2.5 billion then there’s an idiot out there somewhere. The team isn’t worth $600 million.
http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/28/donald-sterling-letter-clippers-shelly-adam-silver-nba/
“Donald Sterling may now be saying he disavows anything Shelly Sterling is doing to sell the Clippers ... but TMZ Sports has obtained a letter personally signed by Donald giving Shelly control ... and he sent the letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.
In the letter — obtained by TMZ Sports — dated May 22, 2014, Sterling’s lawyer writes:
“As you know, I have been a long-time attorney for Donald T. Sterling. Mr. Sterling agrees to the sale of his interest in the Los Angeles Clippers.”
The letter goes on: “This letter confirms that Donald T. Sterling authorizes Rochelle Sterling to negotiate with the National Basketball Association regarding all issues in connection with a sale of the Los Angeles Clippers team, owned by LAC Basketball Club, Inc.”
Below the lawyers signature is Donald Sterling’s John Hancock, saying “read and approved.”
So ... Sterling’s lawyer may now says he’s unaware of any deal his client made with Shelly, but Donald did the deed on paper and it was signed, sealed and delivered...”
Nobody in their right mind would buy that team right now - they would be in for years of lawsuits.
So, the team won’t be sold, I’d say Sterling just “checked” his chess opponent - the league.