Donald Sterling costs Clippers State Farm, CarMax, Virgin America, Kia

The Washington Post ^ | April 28,2014 | Cindy Boren

[Biggirl]

The NBA will announce the results of its investigation into racially insensitive comments allegedly made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling on Tuesday, but already his franchise is paying a price.

[Biggirl]

Long Title:

"Donald Sterling costs Clippers State Farm, CarMax, Virgin America, Kia, Red Bull sponsorships (updated)"

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Wont that hurt the players salaries and not the Billionaire owner? No revenue = no salaries.

But I do remember a quote from Sterling saying, as soon as the team stops turning a profit, he will get out of the business, or some paraphrase. He won't dump his own money into it, for sport, he is a businessman. M2C.

[funfan]

Personally I don’t see the big deal about what he said. I wonder what you might hear out of Sharptons, Obamas, Clintons you name it anyone’s mouth when they are being recorded or being candid. I would hate to have my conversations on tape.

What about all the comments about conservatives or tea partiers or what about the Black Panthers saying to kill Crackers?

[dforest]

Sterling is a liberal degenerate and jackass, but he didn’t cause the loss.

The people who called for the boycott caused the loss.

Facts are facts.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Or the private indiscretions of Magic Johnson on tape

But hey, words speaker louder than actions

[RIghtwardHo]

No. Because they are under contract and it’s covered by the collective bargain agreement between the players and the league.

The only person this will hurt is Sterling.

[45semi]

Mayhap he could give Paula a ring, and get some advice. . .

[luvbach1]

Or the private indiscretions of Magic Johnson on tape.

It may not have been on tape but I sure heard about them.

[CivilWarBrewing]

But for years, State Farm, CarMax, Virgin America, Kia, etc, saw NOTHING WRONG with the hateful, ANTI-WHITE and mysogenistic rap music which is now deeply woven into the fabric of pro basketball and part of just about every player's daily life.

[Ted Grant]

Moving in for the kill.

[Parmy]

Just a question: Why don't Johnson, Barkley, Sharpton, Jackson, all the millionaire news people, including Hannity, pool their money and buy the old guy out. Then they could run the ball club as they see fit.

If they can't buy the old guy out, I am sure that the NBA would make an exception and create another fanchise for them.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Remember Magic and Isiah Thomas' on court kisses? Basketball was never the same after this, and I've not watched it since.

[MuttTheHoople]

Democrat Donald Sterling (D-Los Angeles), the FACE of The Democrat Party.

[Moonman62]

That’s how he got HIV. He was driving through Detroit, and blew a piston.

[Moonman62]

He’ll be able to show a lot of losses when he sues TMZ.

[Kit cat]

I hate to tell ALL of you this but this man is a registered republican, who
donates to DEM causes, probably because they are in office now and he
is making sure his bread is buttered!!!!!”

[morphing libertarian]

ouch

[Baynative]

But when the racists in the democrat party falsely accuse Tea Party members of calling them ENN-WORD names or spitting on them in an attempt to incite riots or abet violence they are rewarded with more contributions.

Indeed, its a strange time in an even stranger world.

[grobdriver]

probably did serious injury to themselves to be the first out there to "disavow racism" or some equally stupid gimmicky thing.
Thanks, Obama, for raising race to the top of the priority list, and never mind little piddly stuff like unemployment, the ability to defend ourselves in the world or the regeneration of the Soviet Union.