yeah, why not?
Posted Friday, August 11th, 2006 at 2:43 pm
On ESPN “Page 2″, Bomani Jones raises a valid question - in light of America’s love affair with athletics & scandalous stories (read: T.O., Balco/Bonds, Landis, etc.) - why hasn’t the recent Dept. of Justice lawsuit against Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling for housing discrimination - his 2nd such lawsuit - gotten more press?
If the charges hold true, how could the NBA, and its customers, not respond? And even until its proven, how is it that this kind of news isn’t getting any significant coverage? Considering how much grilling Mel Gibson got for a drunken tirade, this should be front page everywhere.
August 12th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
I have seen a few articles on Sterling, especially how he is trying to “clear his name” through his housing investments in the downtown area (Skid row). And nearly every other day, you see full page ads by Sterling (and Bank of America) of the millions he is investing in providing affordable housing in Los Angeles. Sterling’s brilliance is that his extravagance is meant to cover his ’sins’.
August 16th, 2006 at 7:25 pm
I’ve seen the ads to, though I hadn’t made the connection before recently. Its disturbing, though, that TO can take up 5 minutes on ESPN everyday, but Donald Sterling doesn’t get much attention at all.