Donald Sterling is going to fight. He's not giving up his team. He is demented.

[applegrove]

CNN

[AngryAmish]

1. This is going to be interesting.

[herding cats]

2. What's he got to lose.

His dignity is already long gone at this point.

[bravenak]

3. Is it wrong that i'm happy for the Lakers?

This takes the attention away from how bad we suck and our coaching problems. I am a terrible person, pay me no mind.

[bettyellen]

5. Dudette- I thought this was about Mad Men! LOL.

Roger Sterling for the win!!

[bravenak]

6. That is so funny!

For real, i'm cracking up again!

[bettyellen]

7. do you watch it? the OP made sense except Roger was unusally clear headed this episode, HA.

[bravenak]

8. I watched the first season.

But i was doing breaking bad at the same time so i need to get back into it before it ends. Once Game of Thrones is over. And Before Ray Donovan comes back.
But you made me want to know what you are talking about, but don't tell me! I'm going to do a marathon. I love marathon tv sessions that last days.

[bettyellen]

9. I have to watch twice because the clothes and sets are so beautiful.... and the scripts too.

I'va always been a big vintage fan, so I remember seeing a lot of the garments or fabric patterns in my many years of hunting.
OMG, season one is like a little appetizer, it gets better and better.

[bravenak]

10. I want to dress like that.

I was born in the 80's. Ugly clothes.

[bettyellen]

12. and 80's and 90's clothes are big w/ young fashionistas! So sad for them....

but there;s nothing wrong with some old Girbaud baggy jeans and a crop top, LOL!

[bravenak]

13. I was the DKNY tube top and mini skirt queen.

Those were the days. I should have taken pictures instead of running around the town.
I keep thinking that one day i'll dress like a grown lady. Still waiting.

[bettyellen]

4. OMG- initially I thought this was about Roger Sterling! He didn't give up his team either!

Love Mad Men.

[winter is coming]

11. Was "demented" a Fredian slip? Instead of "determined"?

If so,

[applegrove]

15. No. He's demented. He obviously had his lawyers working on his case when he gave

that second interview...this time he knew he was being recorded... and he slurred African Americans again. He's lost it. He has dementia.

[winter is coming]

16. If you're rich enough, you think you can do shit like that and get away with it. n/t

[applegrove]

17. He has nobody in control of his welfare except himself. This will not go well.

[winter is coming]

18. If only I felt any sympathy for him...

nope. Got nothing.

[applegrove]

19. Me neither. And he has nothing to stand on seeing as how the NBA is a private association. They

get to make their own rules. And he broke them....then broke them again.

[deathrind]

14. At this point he has nothing to lose by doing so. N/T

[Leme]

20. he seems to have some bigot and or racism stuff in his personal life

In this instance I don't see any discrimination IN HIS BUSINESS.
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He is in the entertainment business ( professional sports), and perhaps he is LESS discriminatory than the entertainment industry overall.

[moondust]

21. AC360

seemed to think they are going to sell it sooner rather than later; they stand to make about a billion dollars in profit. Their "resistance" to selling may be just a tactic to try to drive up the price.

[applegrove]

22. AC360 was recorded earlier today and

replayed at 11:00PM. The breaking news was at 10:00 PM with Don Lemon.

[moondust]

24. Oh.

Thanks.

[rufus dog]

23. He is going for his final victory

The NBA has one option, dissolve the franchise. IMO he purposely went after Magic in his last interview.

His team will always be the second team to the Lakers in the LA market, but he can demand a higher price than the market if he goes the batshit crazy route. Even better if he can tarnish the image of the NBA going into the Finals. Make the story about Sterling, make reporters ask questions to LeBron about Sterling, and about what LeBron will do next year if Sterling is still around. It all we'll help Sterling gain more leverage, thus a better deal for the Clippers.

To add, just wait and see what he does in negotiations. I bet he will ask for a percentage of revenue sharing for x number of years on top of what he gets from the sale. He never gave two shits about the product he put out on the floor, only about how much money he could extract.