NBA Commish RESPONDS To Donald Sterling CNN Rant

May 12, 2014 by "You Heard It First!" On THECOUNT.COM - Since 2005

NBA commissioner Adam Silver just responded to Donald Sterling’s at times crazed rant on Anderson Cooper’s 360..

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SIDE EYE: NAACP Accepted At Least $45,000 From Donald Sterling Planned To Honor

April 29, 2014 by "You Heard It First!" On THECOUNT.COM - Since 2005

Leon Jenkins, the president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP, announced on Monday afternoon that the organization would give back donations it had received from disgraced NBA owner, Donald Sterling.

While the return of the cash was surely the noble and predictable thing to do, the move has not stopped some from wondering why in the hell they accepted the cold hard moola in the first place.. Continue reading →

BANNED FOR LIFE: Boom Drops For Clippers Boss

April 29, 2014 by "You Heard It First!" On THECOUNT.COM - Since 2005

Clippers owner Donald Sterling will be banned for life and fined $2.5 million for racist comments, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced Tuesday.

“We stand together in condemning Mr. Sterling’s views,” Silver said. “They simply have no place in the NBA.”

The move comes after days of outrage at ugly words attributed to Sterling from a taped conversation with an ex-girlfriend. source

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