Likely not. But the pressure the other owners and such will put on him, will probably leave him no choice. Also, he 81 - what does he care?
- hscesq

I don't know him personally(I know no poop), but I don't think he'll go down peacefully. He could drag this one for a long time in the tribunals.

what other choice was there? the NBA, of all leagues, cannot afford to be associated with the guy, culturally and financially. he optics are beyond nightmarish.
- DoubleDown

no I don't think they had a choice but I just don't think it's right for private conversations to lead to stuff like that.

if you look at the bottom line, the guy employed several blacks and paid them very high salaries.


but yeah optins in this case are pretty poop

I wonder how Rev Sharpton and Spike Lee will find a way to say this wasn't harsh enough.

no I don't think they had a choice but I just don't think it's right for private conversations to lead to stuff like that.

if you look at the bottom line, the guy employed several blacks and paid them very high salaries.


but yeah optins in this case are pretty poop
- dt99999

he also made a lot of money off those black players

I wonder how Rev Sharpton and Spike Lee will find a way to say this wasn't harsh enough.
- hscesq

(frank) i hate those two ass clowns.

he also made a lot of money off those black players
- DoubleDown

well yes, he owns the team but making money isn't illegal except in Quebec.

he also made a lot of money off those black players
- DoubleDown

No doubt

no I don't think they had a choice but I just don't think it's right for private conversations to lead to stuff like that.

if you look at the bottom line, the guy employed several blacks and paid them very high salaries.


but yeah optins in this case are pretty poop
- dt99999

That's what a bunch of people here have been saying. He didn't run the team like a racist.

what other choice was there? the NBA, of all leagues, cannot afford to be associated with the guy, culturally and financially. he optics are beyond nightmarish.
- DoubleDown

The outcome wouldn't have been nearly the same in the NHL.

TD Garden only seats about 17,500.

In Boston, they couldn't give enough tickets away to fill a 20,000+ venue when the team struggles and loses its band wagoners in droves.
- Do_a_Ritual

I'm going out on a limb here and will suggest that they won't have all the grads sitting in the stands.

Oh good, an Andrew Berkshire piece. This should be objective, rational, and completely based in fact.
- 3M

I wonder if Bergevin is still pondering on that open letter...

(frank) i hate those two ass clowns.
- dt99999

they're just fighting the power man. it's not like they're profiting from it.

(frank) i hate those two ass clowns.
- dt99999

Not much to like.

That's what a bunch of people here have been saying. He didn't run the team like a racist.
- hscesq

exactly, it's kind of like an hscesq/QP thing

I'm going out on a limb here and will suggest that they won't have all the grads sitting in the stands.
- 3M

Some of them might have a family member in attendance.

The outcome wouldn't have been nearly the same in the NHL.
- EssuieToutJeune

i'm not so sure. look, in North America, you cannot have a pro sports team in a major league owned by an openly racist person. you just cannot. for a number of reasons, many of which are financial, and that right there is enough to shut the door.

exactly, it's kind of like an hscesq/QP thing
- dt99999

No idea what that means. But regardless of how it was run, and regardless of how many minorities he employed, his views cannot be tolerated.

(frank) i hate those two ass clowns.
- dt99999

profiteering off racism directed at those they claim to represent? endearing qualities.

That's what a bunch of people here have been saying. He didn't run the team like a racist.
- hscesq

so he likes money more than he hates black people? swell.

profiteering off racism directed at those they claim to represent? endearing qualities.
- Cape Breton Bruins

wow...


in the Black Panthers thread you were openly praising them

profiteering off racism directed at those they claim to represent? endearing qualities.
- Cape Breton Bruins

They sicken me.

No idea what that means. But regardless of how it was run, and regardless of how many minorities he employed, his views cannot be tolerated.
- hscesq

poor old (frank)er probably just had a senile flashback to whatever plantation his daddy used to run when he was a child.

wow...


in the Black Panthers thread you were openly praising them
- dt99999

leglol

so he likes money more than he hates black people? swell.
- DoubleDown

Obviously not, as per my next comments.

poor old (frank)er probably just had a senile flashback to whatever plantation his daddy used to run when he was a child.
- Cape Breton Bruins

Wouldn't surprise me.