The Godfather of Basketball

In this recording, Sterling and Steviano had a quarrel, and the reason for the quarrel was because Steviano posted photos of himself and black people on social media.

"Why are you posting pictures of you with black people on Instagram and bringing them to my game?"

"You can talk to them in your private life, what do those black people do, go to bed, go to bed, take it home, my only request is don't make it public...don't bring my game."

"I know you adore 'Magic' Johnson, and I know he deserves adoration. I mean why can't you adore him in private, adore him your whole fucking life, bring him to your house, fuck him, I don't care, But don’t put it on Instagram for the world to watch.”

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This recording is clear throughout, and the tone fluctuates greatly, and the voices of Sterling and Steviano can be fully distinguished.

This time, the entire alliance was fried.

It is not uncommon for people of the yellow race to be discriminated against, but because of the small population, they are not taken seriously in the United States, but black people are different. Since the 16th century, the topic of black discrimination has been around, and then in the 20th century Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" and the subsequent shooting thing brought this topic to a climax.

Since then, successive U.S. governments have tried their best to alleviate this problem, and because of this, discrimination against black people is a very sensitive topic.

Even in the field of basketball, there are "godfathers of black basketball" like Don Haskins.

Now there are NBA bosses who have such a strong tendency to racism, which is undoubtedly a huge damage to the image of the entire NBA.

After this recording was exposed, Sterling and his team were completely stunned. They never thought that a small reporter would have such important evidence.

TMZ was even more dumbfounded. They didn't expect O'Brien to have such important evidence, and they didn't even know it.

It stands to reason that only Sterling and his girlfriend knew about that conversation. The only reasonable explanation is that O'Brien somehow obtained the recording from Steviano.

Maybe it's the equipment, the big job, or the exchange of benefits, but no one has to worry about it anymore. Sterling's unexplainable recording has completely pushed him and his team to the forefront.

Stern felt even more overwhelmed. He was going to retire soon. After making such a fuss, it really wouldn't let him retire with peace of mind!

Time ferments, and the alliance is also thinking about how to deal with it.

During this period of time, Sterling's team tried their best to downplay the negative impact of that recording, saying that it was just some angry words during the quarrel, not Sterling's original intention. He himself has great respect for black people.

Such an explanation is obviously not acceptable.

Some people moved out the remarks made by the "bearded" Baron Davis, and some people even found that the management of the Clippers is all white, and it just so happens that the assistant coach Mike Murphy who can't get medical expenses is a black man. .

This time, Sterling was really at a loss for words, and any further explanations were flooded with saliva.

Under the pressure, Sterling also lost his mind a little bit. Faced with the reporter's repeated questioning, he couldn't help but angrily said: "How can you do this? I feed these people!"

This passage seemed to take away his last straw, and players in the league began to speak out one after another.

Kobe Bryant said he would never play for Sterling.

LeBron James also voiced his boycott of Sterling, claiming that "if I was playing for Sterling, then I would choose to strike."

Earl Lloyd, the first black player in NBA history, came out and blasted Sterling as a "fool."

The "Magic" Johnson involved in the recording also said: Sterling does not deserve to have another NBA team.

Even the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan came forward and said that Sterling's remarks made him sick.

Players union president Chris Paul and the union as a whole began to boycott Sterling.

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In an instant, Sterling became a street rat shouted by everyone.

After the incident continued to ferment, U.S. President Obama finally stood up and expressed his condemnation of Sterling's remarks, and believed that the NBA would handle this matter well.

The president has spoken out, and Stern can no longer be silent. He announced that the league will set up an investigation team to conduct an in-depth investigation, and during the investigation, Sterling will be prohibited from appearing in any NBA-related activities.

At this time, TMZ was under pressure to admit that Sterling had bribed them to settle the previous public opinion storm.

This is tantamount to taking away Sterling's last hope.

Sterling, completely ruined.

A week later, the league announced the results of Sterling's punishment, a lifetime ban, a fine of $2.5 million, and will do everything possible to make Sterling sell the Clippers.

This penalty result has also been unanimously supported by other team owners in the league. It is only a matter of time before Sterling sells the Clippers.

This series of time developed very fast, even faster than what Tang Tian knew in his previous life.

After that, whether Sterling wanted to or not, the Clippers were put on the shelf.

Tang Tian couldn't sit still seeing this.

This big event that happened a year earlier than in the previous life is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

For giants like the Lakers and Knicks, the probability of him being in charge is almost zero, but as a close neighbor of the Clippers, it is definitely possible.

He knew that the Lakers were unable to rise after Kobe retired, and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Clippers next door.

It's just that, with his current financial resources, unless his Tang Tian Company is completely abandoned, he can't buy the Clippers on his own. In other words, he has to form a consortium.

But the problem is that although he has become famous in the NBA for so many years, he is not a businessman after all, and he does not have business partners or anything.

This is not the same concept as the previous 20% shares of the Warriors.

Sterling was forced to sell the Clippers in the 14 years of his previous life, but he sold it for 2 billion. Now it is a year earlier and the price is lower, but it will definitely not be much lower.

Even if it is optimistically estimated, it will be at least 1.5 billion, which he can't get out of by himself now.

And, don't forget Ballmer's competitor.

Ballmer was not interested in acquiring the Kings before. After all, the Sacramento market is not that attractive to him, but Los Angeles is completely different.

If Tang Tian wanted to join the competition, he would have to face a competitor worth over tens of billions.

But the opportunity is rare, regardless of whether it succeeds in the end, Tang Tian wants to try it.

Now, if he sells the shares of the Thunder and the Warriors, plus his own funds, and compresses the company, he can spend up to about 500 million yuan. That is to say, his best choice is to become the second owner of the team , and what he needs now is to find someone who can become a big boss but doesn't like to take charge.

There are no such partners abroad, so he can only turn his attention to China.