WOJ: Hawks owner Bruce Levenson to sell team after racist email

[fpliii]

that is racist tbh. Black or not black we are all human beings, there are no distinctions, you can determine it as well as any other guy, being black doesn't make one an expert on social issues.

And btw he didn't say he wants to decrease the number of black attendents.

Have I stayed too long in europe that I don't understand US anymore? WTF 15 years ago this type of thinking was unheard of.

Disagree. I feel the same way about the entire Redskins thing. It should be up to the offended party to determine what is racist.

[Akrazotile]

Meh. It's just a business email. Whatever.







Everyone listen up!!! This just shows how racist and stupid the WHITE MAN is!!!! It's like, the white man and his corporations are trying to turn racism into the new religion so that all the stupid white sheep will watch fox news which is just promoting stupid RACIST WHITE PEOPLE who are stupid and evil, stupid racist white people!!!! gawd im so cool, everyone look at me!!!!

[Nash]

It is racist for the simple reason that none of this would have been said if it was the other way around. Get it?

[fpliii]

These two portions seem to constitute the bulk of it:
[QUOTE]4. Regarding game ops, i need to start with some background. for the first couple of years we owned the team, i didn

[hawkfan]

He just wants to get rid of his shares.
Now the league or someone else will buy them.

[Akrazotile]

Imagine now after the 2 billion dollar Sterling sale, self-reported racist comments by owners just start bubbling up all over the place, and every owner is just like "darn! guess im gonna have to sell!"

[Inactive]

Disagree. I feel the same way about the entire Redskins thing. It should be up to the offended party to determine what is racist.

In my opinion, you're using the word racist too loosely.

Determining whether or not something is offensive is entirely subjective.

Determining whether or not something is racist isn't. There can be a subjective element to it, i.e speculation about subtext, codewords, or implications. But ultimately a statement is either racist, or it isn't, and the color of your skin does not give you any special insight into the matter.

[dubeta]

So he basically sold himself out?

How much more beta can you get?

He shouldve denied everything, remained silent, and dragged this out in a court case if need be

At least Sterling was Alpha about the situation

[hawkfan]

Imagine now after the 2 billion dollar Sterling sale, self-reported racist comments by owners just start bubbling up all over the place, and every owner is just like "darn! guess im gonna have to sell!"

The Hawks ownership tried selling their shares before, but that sale didn't go thru.
This time, I think the owners will get out, even if that means the league buys them a la New Orleans.

[navy]

So he basically sold himself out?

How much more beta can you get?

He shouldve denied everything, remained silent, and dragged this out in a court case if need be

At least Sterling was Alpha about the situation

Sterling got torched.

Got declared mentally incapacitated so he cant even touch his assets.

[fpliii]

Real talk...

How much can the Hawks fetch? As of January, they were worth $425M:

http://www.forbes.com/nba-valuations/

The Clippers going from $575M->$2B has to throw a wrench in things for sure though. Not everything will scale linearly, but I wonder if he'd get an offer for $1B?

[fpliii]

In my opinion, you're using the word racist too loosely.

Determining whether or not something is offensive is entirely subjective.

Determining whether or not something is racist isn't. There can be a subjective element to it, i.e speculation about subtext, codewords, or implications. But ultimately a statement is either racist, or it isn't, and the color of your skin does not give you any special insight into the matter.

Probably. I should've said:

It should be up to the offended party to determine what is offensive.

[navy]

Real talk...

How much can the Hawks fetch? As of January, they were worth $425M:

http://www.forbes.com/nba-valuations/

The Clippers going from $575M->$2B has to throw a wrench in things for sure though. Not everything will scale linearly, but I wonder if he'd get an offer for $1B?

Depends on who is desperate enough to buy them.

[gts]

So was this E-mail discovered by someone or did the owner just out of the blue decide to out himself?

[fpliii]

Depends on who is desperate enough to buy them.

Do you think the league will mandate that they stay in Atlanta?