Post by rmarks1 on Apr 30, 2014 8:45:34 GMT -5
Apparently, Sterling's racial bigotry has been known for years. In 2006, he was sued for refusing to rent apartments to black people. He was forced to pay over $2 million to settle. In 2003, he was sued for trying to force black tenants from his apartments. He paid an undisclosed sum. Yet, in 2009 the NAACP gave him a "humanitarian" award! They were about to give him a second award when this story broke.
nypost.com/2014/04/30/sterling-has-long-been-an-unaddressed-disgrace-to-nba/
Bob
I used to work for him, back in 2000 when I coached for the Clippers for three months. He was congenial, even inviting me to his daughter’s wedding. Nothing happened or was said to indicate he suffered from IPMS (Irritable Plantation Master Syndrome). Since then, a lot has been revealed about Sterling’s business practices:
2006: U.S. Dept. of Justice sued Sterling for housing discrimination. Allegedly, he said, “Black tenants smell and attract vermin.”
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.”)
2009: Clippers executive (and one of the greatest NBA players in history) sued for employment discrimination based on age and race.
time.com/79590/donald-sterling-kareem-abdul-jabbar-racism/
2006: U.S. Dept. of Justice sued Sterling for housing discrimination. Allegedly, he said, “Black tenants smell and attract vermin.”
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.”)
2009: Clippers executive (and one of the greatest NBA players in history) sued for employment discrimination based on age and race.
time.com/79590/donald-sterling-kareem-abdul-jabbar-racism/
nypost.com/2014/04/30/sterling-has-long-been-an-unaddressed-disgrace-to-nba/
Bob
