Dave Chappelle: Donald Sterling Got Screwed Shouldn't Have Lost the Clippers
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Dave Chappelle is DEFENDING Donald Sterling ... claiming the disgraced former L.A. Clippers owner got screwed when his team was ripped away from him.
Chappelle opened up about the topic in an interview with GQ... saying, "Ultimately, I don’t think he should have lost his team."
"I don’t like the idea that someone could record a secret conversation and that a person could lose their assets from that, even though I think what he said was awful."
Of course, Sterling was banned from the NBA for life -- and Commissioner Adam Silver said he did everything in his power to force a sale of the team in the wake of Sterling's racist comments.
Sterling fought the sale ... but eventually, a judge allowed Donald's wife Shelly to unload the team to Steve Ballmer for $2 BILLION.
Chappelle's opinion lines up with Bill Maher -- who also defended Sterling's right to free speech back in May ... and took serious heat over it.
The big question ... why would someone as influential as Chappelle wait so long to go public with such a strong point of view? Kinda too little, too late.
Tune in next summer when he chimes in on Ray Rice.
http://www.tmz.com/2014/11/18/dave-chappelle-donadl-sterling-clippers-gq/
Chappelle opened up about the topic in an interview with GQ... saying, "Ultimately, I don’t think he should have lost his team."
"I don’t like the idea that someone could record a secret conversation and that a person could lose their assets from that, even though I think what he said was awful."
Of course, Sterling was banned from the NBA for life -- and Commissioner Adam Silver said he did everything in his power to force a sale of the team in the wake of Sterling's racist comments.
Sterling fought the sale ... but eventually, a judge allowed Donald's wife Shelly to unload the team to Steve Ballmer for $2 BILLION.
Chappelle's opinion lines up with Bill Maher -- who also defended Sterling's right to free speech back in May ... and took serious heat over it.
The big question ... why would someone as influential as Chappelle wait so long to go public with such a strong point of view? Kinda too little, too late.
Tune in next summer when he chimes in on Ray Rice.
http://www.tmz.com/2014/11/18/dave-chappelle-donadl-sterling-clippers-gq/
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"I don’t like the idea that someone could record a secret conversation and that a person could lose their assets from that, even though I think what he said was awful."
Do yall agree with this? -
"I don’t like the idea that someone could record a secret conversation and that a person could lose their assets from that, even though I think what he said was awful."
Do yall agree with this?
He's racist so ? him and everything he represents. Doesn't matter if I agree or not I say ? him. -
I don't think Dave's defending Sterling, rather I think he's defending privacy and freedom of speech.
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He right but ? crackers get money lol
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Yeah he isn't defending him, he just sees the bigger picture.
He had a standup bit about Sterling that was hilarious and true.
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No need to make statements about things like this. How many times do black ppl get screwed over and nobody speaks up about it? ? him he ain't hurtin and he's white.
Anyway it was about being a detriment to the league from a business perspective. It was going to hurt the league financially if he stayed put (sponsors, consumers). The NBA has a constitution. That "privacy" and"free speech" ? is not given a ? about when they can assume that league dollars are gonna be affected in a major way. -
*Wait till cosby is bragging about ? 80 ? audio*
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Gonna have to no-cosign Dave.
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No need to make statements about things like this. How many times do black ppl get screwed over and nobody speaks up about it? ? him he ain't hurtin and he's white.
Anyway it was about being a detriment to the league from a business perspective. It was going to hurt the league financially if he stayed put (sponsors, consumers). The NBA has a constitution. That "privacy" and"free speech" ? is not given a ? about when they can assume that league dollars are gonna be affected in a major way.
Right.It's wrong to shoot unarmed people,slavery was wrong,oppressing people who are tenants is wrong and how he treated his black employees are wrong.Owning a team is privilege and Sterling lost that privilege.He denied people their basic rights to rent property so ? him and his privacy.Another thing,there is no such thing as privacy when you are in the spot light.Ray Rice punching his wife was illegally sold and it costs him his career.That tape was not suppose to go to anyone but the cops and athletes get into trouble when private texts and conversations are leaked. -
It would have hurt him more if free agents stopped going there and the star players left when their contract was up,that would have dropped the value of the team
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the problem is that this logic trivializes what really went down...
the tape was just the catalyst that exposed his discrimination and hostile work environment to the masses.
but y'all go ahead and act like this is a 1st amendment issue to appear smart and objective.
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Dave's opinion is intellectual. It's a complex understanding of such things.
1. Donald is a racist maphuka
2. Damn near 99 percent of the US population are racist
3. We buy, fund, and get entertainment from these racist maphukas
Taking your assets on the account of secret taping can happen to anyone, no matter the subject matter. That is where the problem is and why Dave feels it wrongs. It can happen to anybody. If you open floodgates...
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Don't agree. This isn't a property that he owns. Its a business within a business, which had guidelines that he didn't follow so he was ultimately ask to leave the business.The Commissioner shall have the power to suspend for a definite or indefinite period, or to impose a fine not exceeding $1,000,000, or inflict both such suspension and fine upon any person who, in his opinion, shall have been guilty of conduct prejudicial or detrimental to the Association.The Membership of a Member or the interest of any Owner may be terminated by a vote of three fourths (3/4) of the Board of Governors if the Member or Owner shall do or suffer any of the following:
(a) Willfully violate any of the provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws, resolutions, or agreements of the Association.
What the problem is? -
Bruh, every white man in that damn NBA business is racist, including those who made up those rules.
White dudes made the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, so that means there isn't racism still thriving strong today? -
Sterling didn't get in trouble for saying what he said. He got in trouble for getting caught.His ties to the Clippers and NBA in the face of public backlash hurt the team and organization.
What's so ? hard to understand about this? -
ghostdog56 wrote: »It would have hurt him more if free agents stopped going there and the star players left when their contract was up,that would have dropped the value of the team
and hurt the NBA, thus he was forced out.
black celebs and intellectuals need to stop trying to appear objective and interested in "constitutionality".
he was forced out for capitalist reasons that stem from players not wanting to play for the team. cutthebullshit. -
Cocoa_Butter wrote: »I don't think Dave's defending Sterling, rather I think he's defending privacy and freedom of speech.
true
but was most people dont understand is that Sterling belongs to a club (the nba) and if they deem anything you do as harmful to the success/income of that club they reserve the right to vote you out
having said that if the police secretly video tapes you planning to commit a crime you can be arrested...he was being recorded by another private citizen not a group or company or the government..fair game -
He's right. It's setting up people getting wire-tapped and blackmailed as the new thing. People will be fine with that til it's someone you're a fan of
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Pour up
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He's right. It's setting up people getting wire-tapped and blackmailed as the new thing. People will be fine with that til it's someone you're a fan of
When has that not been part of the game tho? This isn't new. He's just the first in his specific position to get caught assed out. -
He's right. It's setting up people getting wire-tapped and blackmailed as the new thing. People will be fine with that til it's someone you're a fan of
its been done since the tech was invented
Government was tapping MLK and Ali -
I hate that the convo is framed as if ? has been fair and this ? it all up for everyone...lol
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Once again another black celeb steps up and defends a racist white man.
Look we all know it's a whole lot more racist crackas who we may not know are racist crackas. My problem is this, had sterling been saying some ? against ? , or how he be slappin the ? outta ? , no celeb in their right ? mind woulda even THOUGHT of trying to say anything remotely sounding to something in his defense
but since it was about blacks, people wanna defend "freedom of speech"
We stay losin -
Once again another black celeb steps up and defends a racist white man.
Look we all know it's a whole lot more racist crackas who we may not know are racist crackas. My problem is this, had sterling been saying some ? against ? , or how he be slappin the ? outta ? , no celeb in their right ? mind woulda even THOUGHT of trying to say anything remotely sounding to something in his defense
but since it was about blacks, people wanna defend "freedom of speech"
We stay losin
YOu're right. But objectively speaking. Had somebody said something about whoever I would still maintain that he shouldn't lose the team. HOWEVER, any major star who played for him should be ashamed of their self.
he'd have eventually left on his own if players forced him out (which they may have done indirectly anyway). But for somebody to say, "you said something I didnt like so you have to sell something you purchased legally" is ? up and Unamerican to me.
That said...you're right if it was any other group we're not even having this discussion. Hiw ouster would be a foregone conclusion. -
sterling can talk about his hate and discrimination for blacks all day but lets stop blacks from saying ?
