Donald Sterling, My Take

I wanna start this off by saying that Donald Sterling deserved every bit of the punishment he was given. He was proven a racist, and someone in the public eye just cannot get caught saying those remarks without suffering severe consequences. However, nothing about the situation made sense. He had been an owner in the NBA for decades, and he was known for being cheap more so than anything. But later, we found out that he had a history of being a racist. Multiple times! How does a man of his character continue owning an NBA team when its an ethnic league? It says a lot about the people who knew about his racism. Blame should be thrown on Sterling without a doubt, but i think that more people should have stood up or at least got the attention of the NBA. This is a lesson for sure, but Adam Silver opened a pandora's box. IMO, owners, players, GM's, coaches, etc. are now susceptible to losing their job because of a private remark obtained illegally. Sterling's mistress should absolutely be prosecuted by California for taping that conversation. In no way am i trying to back Sterling, I just believe justice should be applied to all. This was a clear invasion of privacy because all of us are entitled to our own opinion, no matter how ignorant. It was wrong of the mistress to tape the conversation. But the most screwed up part of it all, the mistress said that Sterling was not a racist, he was a good person, and she was his best friend all on the interview with Barbara Walters. Hopefully this black eye on the NBA will teach other organizations about the dangers of giving rich men a pass. We don't have to kid ourselves. The more money you have, the easier it is to pay people off, and thus, influence them. It's LIFE. But maybe this will give people the courage to stand up and defend their rights...

Thanks to anyone reading!