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Clippers owner Steve Ballmer says Blake Griffin will face some consequences
Los Angeles Times ^
| February 5, 2016
| Dylan Hernandez
Posted on 02/04/2016 12:37:06 PM PST by EveningStar
... In his first interview since Blake Griffin punched out the team's assistant equipment manager, the Clippers owner [Steve Ballmer] sounded as if he was prepared to discipline his All-Star forward.
Asked Wednesday night if he felt it necessary for the Clippers to take the kind of action that would represent what they stand for, Ballmer didn't hesitate.
"There need to be consequences," he said. "It's the right thing to do." ...
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: ballmer; basketball; blakegriffin; clippers; fight; griffin; losangeles; losangelesclippers; nba; steveballmer
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posted on
02/04/2016 12:37:52 PM PST
by
EveningStar
(It's a cult.)
To: EveningStar
Indeed, a harshly worded letter is no doubt on its way to Mr. Griffin.
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posted on
02/04/2016 1:13:20 PM PST
by
Wolfie
To: EveningStar
Make him use a Surface as his ONLY digital device!
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posted on
02/04/2016 1:13:53 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Dr. Sivana
Make him use a Surface as his ONLY digital device!Thought this was supposed to be a punishment? Instead you want to give him one of the most useful digital devices around? SMH.
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posted on
02/04/2016 1:49:12 PM PST
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: EveningStar
“I’ll shorten his practice and increase his playing minutes. That’ll teach him!”
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posted on
02/04/2016 1:56:28 PM PST
by
showme_the_Glory
((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
To: kingu
Thought this was supposed to be a punishment? Instead you want to give him one of the most useful digital devices around? SMH.
Sports thread. I was recalling the problems with the Patriots' Surfaces.
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posted on
02/04/2016 1:59:04 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: kingu
If he still misbehaves, we’ll give him Windows RT or Windows CE.
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posted on
02/04/2016 2:00:00 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: EveningStar
Just another thug....mandatory for the NBA!!
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posted on
02/04/2016 2:12:06 PM PST
by
ontap
To: Dr. Sivana
Sports thread. I was recalling the problems with the Patriots' Surfaces.Ahh, no, wifi went down, it wasn't the computers.
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posted on
02/04/2016 4:10:30 PM PST
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: Dr. Sivana
If he still misbehaves, we’ll give him Windows RT or Windows CE.NOW you're getting evil.
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posted on
02/04/2016 4:10:55 PM PST
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: EveningStar
Yeah I didn’t get it ES
Blake Griffin deck the equipment manager oh vey
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posted on
02/04/2016 4:41:03 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: EveningStar
It should be in his contract that stupid behavior resulting in him not being able to play means he is not going to be paid for the time he is out.
“No mountain climbing, motocross, or punching equipment managers.”
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posted on
02/05/2016 10:40:28 AM PST
by
subterfuge
(TED CRUZ FOR POTUS!)
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