Kareem Abdul-Jabbar blames “poor” Donald Sterling’s “sexy nanny” girlfriend for “cajoling him into r

[DonViejo]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar blames “poor” Donald Sterling’s “sexy nanny” girlfriend for “cajoling him into revealing his racism”

The legendary former player and member of multiple championship teams says Sterling is a racist but also a victim

ELIAS ISQUITH

Writing in Time Magazine, NBA legend — and onetime Los Angeles Clippers* coach — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar argues that while Donald Sterling is an awful racist whose public shaming is to be celebrated and is well-deserved, Sterling’s mistress used her sexuality to fool the aged Sterling into saying a bunch of racist nonsense and thus should be condemned, too.

After pointing out that Sterling’s history of racism is voluminous and has been part of the public record for years, Abdul-Jabbar writes that Sterling should’ve been shunned from the NBA and polite company long, long ago. Yet rather than continue to explain how Sterling has misbehaved in his business practices as well as his stewardship of the Clippers, Abdul-Jabbar turns instead to Sterling’s mistress, whom the former NBA superstar clearly suspects of recording and releasing the damning audio.

“And now the poor guy’s girlfriend (undoubtedly ex-girlfriend now) is on tape cajoling him into revealing his racism,” Abdul-Jabbar writes. “Man, what a winding road she led him down to get all of that out. She was like a sexy nanny playing ‘pin the fried chicken on the Sambo.’ She blindfolded him and spun him around until he was just blathering all sorts of incoherent racist sound bites that had the news media peeing themselves with glee.”

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http://www.salon.com/2014/04/28/kareem_abdul_jabbar_blames_poor_donald_sterlings_sexy_nanny_girlfriend_for_cajoling_him_into_revealing_his_racism/

[JoePhilly]

1. This Salon article is a joke.

Folks should read the actual Time article and ignore Salon's rather silly interpretation of what Kareem said.

Its clear the author of the Salon piece didn't understand anything Kareem said.

[LoisB]

2. I agree.

[bluedigger]

3. Salon will publish anything.

There is no critical editing there - they just want page hits.

[politicaljunkie41910]

4. Couldn't disagree more. I saw the interview with Kareem last night on Hardball

and there was no love lost on Donald Sterling by Kareem and no mention of the girlfriend. Kareem had nothing but contempt for Sterling in a rather lengthy interview and seemed to be quite familiar with Sterlings racists antics which date back at least 30 years since he's owned the Clippers. Whatever, he is supposed to have said in this interview, is not representative of Kareem's opinion on Sterling the man whom he clearly expressed disdain for. Who cares about the girlfriend's motives. She's as pathetic as Sterling for allowing herself to trade her self-respect for cars and money. The thought of that creepy man touching me, would send chills down my spine.

[DonViejo]

5. Perhaps if you read this article from Salon and the

article in Time Magazine (link in the first sentence of the OP) you wouldn't have to speculate about "whatever he is supposed to have said" and it would help alleviate your puzzled state.