Sell the tam to whom? Magic Johnson?
I haven’t watched the NBA since probably back in the 70’s.
These people are aliens to me. They might as well be from a different planet.
“I haven’t watched the NBA since probably back in the 70’s.”
My condolences on having missed Micheal Jordan’s run to fame.
Hammer, meet nail...Magic has made a lot of money in business since his playing days ended, and he would love to acquire a team in the nation’s #2 media market—for a fire-sale price.
There has been talk of players boycotting their next game because of Sterling’s remarks. Wouldn’t surprise me a bit to learn that representatives of Mr. Johnson are urging some sort of “labor action.” Meanwhile, the NBA has a new commissioner who has been on the job less than two months, and is facing a literal trial-by-fire. He will be under tremendous pressure to “do something” (i.e., force Sterling out of the league) before the civil rights police descend on the NBA.
By various estimates, the Clippers are worth $500-$700 million. In a forced-sale scenario, the league could take control of the team, then sell it to a minority owner, at a greatly reduced price. Under those conditions, Earvin “Magic” Johnson would become the odds-on favorite to take control of the team.
Sterling has been a terrible owner, but there is the little issue of taking someone’s rightful property because of racist speech. Of course, the matter of private property has never stopped the P.C. police before, and it won’t this time, either.
True..I haven’t watched the NBA since Larry Bird left. The Whites are Europeans, the Blacks would be in jail if they couldn’t put an orange ball into a metal hoop.
Dittos to that ‘cav. I have payed very little attention to the NBA since the GREAT Jerry West hung ‘em up in late, (iirc), 1974.