I smell opening salvo lawyer strategy.
He was told what words to say, and he's saying them.
Then comes the demand for acceptance.
The LEGAL demand.
Based on other cases of forgiveness.
Posted on 05/11/2014 6:23:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling says he's sorry but feels he was "baited" to make racists comments, nearly two weeks after the NBA fined him and banned him for life for his remarks in a recorded conversation.
"When I listen to that tape, I don't even know how I can say words like that. ... I don't know why the girl had me say those things," he told CNN's Anderson Cooper in an exclusive interview set to air on Monday.
"You're saying you were set up?" Cooper asked. "Well yes, I was baited," Sterling said. "I mean, that's not the way I talk. I don't talk about people for one thing, ever. I talk about ideas and other things. I don't talk about people."
Sterling, an 80-year-old married lawyer and billionaire real-estate investor, hasn't spoken publicly about the accusations since celebrity gossip website TMZ posted a 10-minute audio recording of him that drew widespread condemnation from fans, players and the league.
In that audio clip, Sterling chastised friend V. Stiviano for posting pictures online of her posing with African-Americans, including basketball Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
The recording triggered a firestorm that led to Sterling's lifetime ban from the NBA and a $2.5 million fine. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has asked the other 29 owners to force Sterling, the longest-tenured owner in the league, to sell the Clippers.
"I'm not a racist," Sterling told Cooper. "I made a terrible, terrible mistake. And I'm here with you today to apologize and to ask for forgiveness for all the people that I've hurt."
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what a dork
way too wealthy for his own good . a total slave to the power of the P . after years of marriage to his yenta , it’s no wonder but he could have traveled the world and enjoyed himself without limit with the ladies out there . instead he stayed in L.A. and became a helpless target of the slutty high price harlots there . he is getting what he deserves . not for his racism , but for his unbelievable stupidity .
gutted and hung out to dry . som num nah
I smell opening salvo lawyer strategy.
He was told what words to say, and he's saying them.
Then comes the demand for acceptance.
The LEGAL demand.
Based on other cases of forgiveness.
That is correct. Normally the proceeds would be taxed as capital gains (20%) but under the IRS rules for adverse sales where a party is forced to sell, there is no tax due.
RE: If he doesn’t pay what the lawful owner requests for the Clippers, that would be “stealing”.
1) Sterling is A LAWFUL OWNER.
2) What if magic Johnson and Co. want to pay NOTHING? Is he obligated to simply give up the team for the “sin” of saying something people don’t like IN PRIVATE?
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