[Clippers_FTW]

Donald Sterling is no longer the controlling owner of the Los Angeles Clippers... TMZ sports has learned he just surrendered control to his estranged wife, Shelly Sterling, and she is now secretly negotiating with the NBA to sell the team.... ON HER TERMS.

Sources close to the Clippers organization tell us... Donald made the decision because he saw the handwriting on the wall -- as long as he remained in control the NBA would order and involuntary sale of the team.

Our sources say Shelly and her lawyer, Pierce O'Donnell, have been secretly meeting with the NBA commissioner Adam Silver and NBA lawyers to "resolve the dispute amicably". We're told Shelly realizes the NBA wants the team sold, but she has significantly more leverage and credibility with the league than Donald. Her end game is simple -- she wont object to the sale, but SHE wants to call the shots.

Our Sterling sources say Shelly is prepared to sue the NBA and she will file legal docs on Tuesday if the NBA orders an INVOLUNTARY sale. She's down with a sale but only a voluntary one that puts her in control.

Attorney Pierce O'Donnell would not comment on this story, but did say, "Shelly Sterling's preference has always been to find a way to resolve this dispute amicably with the NBA in a mutually satisfactory manner."

http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/23/donald...dam-silver-nba



thoughts....

[Benstuck]

While his opinion was wrong and racist, it is his private opinion. If it was never leaked, none of this would have come to pass obviously. Magic Johnson would continue on with his day and we would all be focusing on the playoffs. The day we cannot say what we want in our own privacy, that is the day we concede everything we choose to value. Just my 2 cents.

[PINeely]

After watching this pan out there are probably at least a few other team owners who are quietly tugging their collars.

[bimmerfrk]

Originally Posted by Skhmund

While his opinion was wrong and racist, it is his private opinion. If it was never leaked, none of this would have come to pass obviously. Magic Johnson would continue on with his day and we would all be focusing on the playoffs. The day we cannot say what we want in our own privacy, that is the day we concede everything we choose to value. Just my 2 cents.

Agreed. Hey may be a racist but who is anyone to tell him that he can't be one. The NBA can advertise that he is one but should not be able to make him sell something that he paid for and belongs to him.

On the other side. He is a dumb ass. Its fine be a racist but shut the fUk up and do so in your own head. Money clouds judgments.


His issue should be posted under the first world problems thread.