Who Is Donald Sterling's Discrimination?

For all his power, arrogance and wealth Ex-Los Angeles Clipper owner Donald Sterling’s crude bigotry has brought him lower than he might ever have imagined. Even though it was his racist remarks that ultimately caused him to go spiraling downward, they would have not came out so blatantly if it was not for his cheating ways. Sterling has been accused of being prejudice before but there was never any real evidence to support that- just word of mouth. That was until his wife found out about his girlfriend. In March of 2014, Rochelle Sterling served Donald Sterling mistress V. Stiviano with papers. Rochelle filed a lawsuit that depicted Stiviano as a serial seductress of rich old men and demanded the return of four luxury vehicles, $240,000 in
He was discriminating against black and Hispanic families for years, preventing them from getting housing. It was public record. In 2006, the U.S. Dept. of Justice sued Sterling for housing discrimination. Allegedly, he said, “Black tenants smell and attract vermin.” In 2009, He reportedly paid $2.73 million in a Justice Dept. suit alleging he discriminated against blacks, Hispanics, and families with children in his rentals. He also had to pay an additional nearly $5 million in attorneys fees and costs due to his counsel’s “sometimes outrageous conduct.” On top of all that, the then Clippers executive sued for employment discrimination based on age and race. Back then we did nothing. Suddenly he says he doesn’t want his girlfriend posing with black athletes on Instagram or associating with basketball legend Magic Johnson at Clippers games and we brought out the torches and rope with full force. If we, as a people, and the NBA, as an organization, are real advocates of morals, shouldn’t we have all called for his resignation way back
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is maintaining that Sterling's racially inappropriate remarks have made him an unsuitable partner for the NBA, its sponsors and its players, and that the owners may decide who is an appropriate partner through a super-majority vote. This is a contract dispute; the government is not involved, and the government is in no way impinging Sterling's free speech. Furthermore, this case was not solely about the comments made and morals, in regards to the Silver’s response. It was more about the business the NBA would lose had Silver not responded accordingly. With players discussing protesting games and fans, such as Magic Johnson, stating that they will never attend a Clippers’ game again as long as Sterling is the owner, the NBA was on its way to losing a lot of money due to Sterling’s ignorant comments. We often forget that even though the NBA is here for our entertainment and enjoyment, it is a business first and foremost. Clearly, Donald Sterling forgot that,