Hearing all the “hoopla” about Donald Sterling, owner of the L.A. Clippers, quoted on electronic tape as saying to his girl friend “Don’t bring any Blacks to the game” (his wife in a divorce fast break), the NBA taking it all in, the Clippers thwarted by the Warriors last night, Donald’s players throwing their uniform warm ups unto the court, prior to the game,wearing their shirts backwards in a swirll of disapproval. “fromdowntown”
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If and a big “if”, the Donald did make those “shots” to his current girl friend “Don’t bring any Blacks to the game”, doesn’t it raise the issue of his state of mind.
His first general manager who could take the heat was Elgin Baylor, who openly kept a low profile, never saying anything,going about his role in his swirling double dribble that the NBA is about.
Why would the Donald or his demons shoot himself at the free throw line, when his franchise competes with LA’s Lakers.Baylor’s vintage Jerry West, Wilt, Goodrich, the “Magic”,KobyBryant,”Shaq”.
Black? White? Technicolor? Doesn’t their finesse transcend their skin pigment? Even if those absurd
lapses are found to be true, if not realistic, by the Donald.
The Donald tainted by his player’s pigment, one would think he himself is color blind, morphing as a “black”
Gimme a break as this “whirlwind”
plays itself out.
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In the meantime, a legend passes away at 89 of cancer. Jack “Doc” Ramsey came to our attention, when he and Ucla’s Bill Walton, led the Portland Trailblazers to their very first championship rings. We later met up with his quiet mind and voice, when he analyzed playoff games for ESPN.
He had a wonderful quiet demeanor, interviewing players. He seemed to stay above the full court fracas, unlike the Donald in what was once tinsel town, becoming a laver of ho said what and when.
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For the moment, let’s trust that the self destructive “swishes”don’t get the better of Commissioner Stern’s successor…. That better judgment will prevail, and the legacy of Jack “Doc” Ramsey continues to enlighten the contentious NBA stage.
April 29, 2014. The city tht never sleeps
