The Clippers team said in a statement that the woman on the tape is “the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the Sterling family alleging that she embezzled more than $1.8 million, who told Mr. Sterling that she would ‘get even.’”
“Mr. Sterling is emphatic that what is reflected on that recording is not consistent with, nor does it reflect his views, beliefs or feelings,” the statement says. “It is the antithesis of who he is, what he believes and how he has lived his life. He feels terrible that such sentiments are being attributed to him and apologizes to anyone who might have been hurt by them. He is also upset and apologizes for sentiments attributed to him about Earvin Johnson. He has long considered Magic a friend and has only the utmost respect and admiration for him — both in terms of who he is and what he has achieved. We are investigating this matter.”
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“Sterling was reportedly supposed to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Los Angeles NAACP’s 100th anniversary event on May 15.”
“the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the Sterling family alleging that she embezzled more than $1.8 million, who told Mr. Sterling that she would ‘get even.’”
I’ve told co-workers that make inappropriate comments around others (in jest) that those comments will come back to bite them when those others are in trouble. As soon as one of them is getting fired, or misses out on a promotion, you can bet those “jokes” will come up in a lawsuit...
In other words, he said it but he didn’t mean it.
You know that right?
But who knows... what we know is it doesn't matter how lame his lie is because the New York Times and Washington Post will make damn well sure that liberal elites are not looked upon badly.
They cover for their own.