Sure there's the racist crap he did 30 years ago, but no, the issue now is this recording that is giving people the vapors.
For all of the howler monkeys crying about "yeah, there's free speech, but that doesn't absolve you of the consequences of your speech."
Now THAT is a false argument. This is NOT a Dixie Chicks moment, where Stirling got up in front of fans and said this.
It was a private conversation, illegally obtained, and leaked to the press. Not in any way related to his position as an NBA team owner.
The one analogy I can think of is grandpa getting drunk at Thanksgiving and going on some rant about "the Jews".
Offensive, sure.
But the point is he didn't make it in public. Nor as part of any public function.
This is thoughtcrime.
The Obama campaign got a lot of mileage in 2012 over a comment Mitt Romney made in private which was overheard and, if I remember correctly, recorded by a Democrat who happened to be within earshot.
> I’m sickened because this guy was SECRETLY recorded, then punished for what he said in private.
It was recorded for profit and I wonder how much MJ paid his girlfriend to set him up.