D’Alessandro: Donald Sterling’s candid moment? It’s business as usual, and NBA business is often ugl
Donald Sterlings candid moment? Its business as usual, and NBA business is often ugly
By Dave D'Alessandro/Star-Ledger Columnist
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And yes, he has a business partner in Los Angeles who is a slumlord that refused to rent to minorities because they are not desirable tenants, and because black tenants smell and attract vermin, and Mexicans sit around and drink all day, leading to a humongous settlement of a federal housing lawsuit; and who has some scary attitudes toward women, which has led to harassment suits and yet more settlements.
Were not here to put Donald Sterlings racism on a scale with other social sins practiced by Adam Silvers business partners, which stretch from here to Seattle.
We can only remind you that everyone already knew that Sterling was a despicable human being. If you didn't know it, you simply weren't paying attention, or like Stern and Silver and everyone else in the NBA you chose not to care.
Racism is an indelible part of what he is. If he issues a thousand mea-culpas today, nothing changes that. He has stood courtside with a what-me-worry visage for decades, because he is part of a lunatic fraternity that always embraced him as a bit eccentric, but always One of Ours.
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