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Chapter five hundred and ninety seventh Stirling phone door

On February 1, the Clippers will play against the Cleveland Cavaliers again away.

Before the game, the Little Emperor accepted the "Player of the Month" award last month at home, and the Eastern Conference Best of the Month was awarded to LeBron. James. In January, the Gorillas averaged 29+8+8 per game, but this was only normal for him.

When James held the trophy in his hand, he looked at the twin brothers in the distance without any trace, and couldn't help but laugh at himself: "I may be the player who has won the most accurate triple-double in history. I think no one can compete with me for this honor."

The Western Conference Player of the Month was awarded to Cameron Anthony in January. Poor Durant had won his first weekly career in mid-January. He was very eager for this best of the month, but the league still did not award him the award.

The Clippers lost to the Cavaliers in the last game and are determined to take revenge today.

In the first three quarters, the two teams played very stalemate, which was somewhat similar to the previous match. However, this time the Cavaliers were no longer the ones who played a scattered wave in the fourth quarter. The Clevelanders suddenly collapsed in the final quarter, and they only scored 10 points in this quarter. The Clippers finally defeated their opponents 104:85.

The Clippers scored a 33:10 score difference in the fourth quarter, defeating the Cavaliers, who have recently won 6 consecutive victories.

Ji Guochou contributed 28 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, while Ji Guomori scored 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks.

The Fox brother's score dropped today, but in the fourth quarter, the Clippers used the Fox to defend the Orangutans, which had an excellent effect. James was 1 of 6 shots by Ji Guomeng in the fourth quarter, and only scored 4 points. Although Ji Guomeng himself only scored 3 points in the fourth quarter, the two of them had a loss. It was obvious that the Cavaliers suffered a greater loss.

On February 3, the Clippers played against the Bulls again away. Before the game, a news that shocked Clippers fans suddenly came out. A recording of a phone call between Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and a black girl of Mexican origin was exposed by local media, causing an uproar.

In the recording, Sterling warned his girlfriend not to take black people to watch the Clippers' games, which caused the topic of racial discrimination that touched the sensitive nerves of American society to explode again!

However, this news has not affected the Clippers for the time being. They still beat the Bulls away and won the 41st win of the season.

On February 4, the Clippers away away to Atlanta to challenge the Hawks.

Sterling's racial discrimination incident was not as loud as before. This time, the "racial discrimination gate" is showing a butterfly effect. After the discrimination incident was exposed, several sponsors of the Clippers immediately stated that they would draw a clear line with Sterling by termination of the sponsorship agreement.

A spokesperson for Mercedes-Benz told the media that Mercedes-Benz will terminate its sponsorship cooperation with the Clippers as soon as possible. It has signed a nine-year sponsorship contract with the Clippers. Carmax, the largest used car retail chain in the United States, clearly stated that it will terminate its sponsorship relationship with the Clippers.

Celebrities from all walks of life have made remarks to condemn Sterling. Even though many white people feel that Sterling is right, they still jumped out and took the opportunity to show their faces in the media.

Ji Guoqiu said before the game against the Hawks: "Our team is on a difficult road trip, and games and running have occupied all our time, so we don't know about this. In order not to affect our game, the coaching staff has kept us away from the news and focused on the away game."

Ji Guomeng said: "Our boss sometimes does some stupid things that even he will regret. But I think we should investigate this matter first."

The entire Clippers avoided Sterling's troubles. The Dead Fox is the one who talks the most, but it is also nonsense.

Sterling's incident still did not affect the Clippers' game. The Hawks are not the Clippers' opponent. Even if they are back-to-back away, the defending champion still easily passes the level.

However, this discrimination incident is not as simple as Clippers fans imagine. On February 6, four days after the incident, the topic of racial discrimination that touched the sensitive nerves of American society fermented again.

First of all, other Clippers' sponsors such as Kia Automobile, American insurance giant state farm, energy drink brands Red Bull, China Peak, ZTE Mobile and other companies have also expressed their suspension or termination of cooperation with the Clippers.

Sterling's casual remarks have put himself in a situation of being surrounded by enemies. At the same time, many NBA team owners have also publicly stated that they want to kick Sterling out of the NBA. The Clippers' glory in the past two years has finally allowed NBA bosses to find an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Houston Rockets owner Alexander first jumped out and suggested that the NBA president should turn all the Clippers players into free agents, thus forcing Sterling to sell his team.

"As a team owner, I obviously hate that a peer has such a morbid view that such a racial discriminatory remark like Sterling has no room for the NBA. In a league full of most black players, we must not forgive any discrimination. We should kick him out of this league and turn Clippers players into free agents, so that they can't choose to stay or leave, and you can't force players to play for such a boss."

The remarks of these two people completely ignited the entire league. Except for the Lakers' Old Bass who did not take the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, the remaining team bosses expressed their support, believing that the Clippers players should be allowed to choose to leave or stay, and they have this right.

Everyone knows what these bosses plan to take the opportunity to rob the Animal Brothers. Everyone knows what it means to get these two players. Those teams that have the opportunity to sign two will certainly not miss this excellent opportunity to dismember the Clippers.

According to the NBA official website, NBA President David Turne also held a press conference in Manhattan, New York on February 6 to announce the penalty decision for the Sterling racial discrimination scandal: a fine of $2.5 million was imposed on Sterling, the maximum fine stipulated in the league's charter.

In addition, Sterling will be suspended for life. He will not be able to participate in the NBA board of directors and any other activities in the league, cannot appear on the scene and training grounds of any NBA games, and is prohibited from participating in any commercial activities of the Clippers, as well as appearing in the management of the Clippers. It is worth mentioning that the league's penalty decision will take effect immediately once it is released. At the press conference, David Stern also apologized to all black players on behalf of the league.

During this period, many industry insiders believe that after the NBA's penalty decision was issued, Sterling will face the dilemma of being forced to sell his team. It is said that several consortiums have now wanted to acquire the Clippers, and the major financial news estimates that the Clippers are between 2 billion US dollars and 2.5 billion US dollars.

The protagonist of this phone door, Donald Sterling, said in an interview with Fox Sports Channel that he would never sell the Clippers.

However, this matter is no longer controlled by Sterling. After the league announced the penalty decision on Sterling, NBA will initiate a vote for the league shareholders, namely the bosses of each team, to decide whether to force Sterling to sell the team. It is reported that NBA president Sterling has received support from 29 team owners, and Sterling's exit is no longer suspense.

American Entertainment and Sports TV Network ESPN analysis pointed out that Sterling's appeal is unlikely to be successful. Because he has signed the NBA Charter and regulations, Sterling's ruling and the voting of alliance shareholders are both arbitral rulings based on the regulations.

The Clippers players had already returned to Los Angeles as early as the 5th. They were going to play against the San Antonio Spurs at home on the 7th, but the players were shocked by the news. They couldn't imagine that they had just left for a week and the team had such a big deal. The black players in the team also expressed their regrets at the first time. After all, as Jordan said, more than 80% of the league are black, and Sterling's matter will not be as big as before.

On February 6, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who had just been suspended for life in the league, finally accepted an interview with N and said: He made a "terrible mistake" and begged for forgiveness.

"I'm not a racist, I'm just a person who made a horrible mistake, I'm here to apologize and ask for forgiveness."

This is also the first time Sterling's tape about racial discrimination was exposed. Regarding why it took so long to apologize, Sterling explained that it happened too quickly, which made him "very panic".

At the same time, Sterling defended the words in his tape: "I know what I said was wrong, but I never thought that this private conversation would be made public. I didn't want her to bring anyone to my game because I was jealous." When asked if he felt that he was being plotted, Sterling said: "When I listened to that recording myself, I had no idea why I said that...I felt like I was 'fishing'."

Sterling's defense and apology were of course intended to save the Clippers. For this reason, he shouted with grievance: "Just because I made a mistake, they will deprive me of the team I have worked hard for 32 years? I love the league, I love all my partners, but now I will take everything from me because of such a mistake? I know that it is a terrible mistake, and I will definitely not make it again in the future."

Many people secretly gloat about it. Of course, you have been "fished", but who has made you so glorious in the past two years? The so-called wall falling down and everyone pushes you everywhere is the same.

Major media also interviewed the Animal Brothers as soon as possible, and they all wanted to hear what they thought.

Ji Guoqiu was too lazy to care about his stingy boss's affairs, and he was likely to leave next season, so he just said perfunctorily: "They are all adults and must solve this matter by themselves. We don't understand the reason, so everything is left to the league. Our primary responsibility is to be responsible for the Clippers fans. The Clippers' next game against the Spurs is definitely not an easy game, especially when this happens to us, the Clippers players must focus on this game."
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