Donald Sterling, the ex-owner for the Los Angeles Clippers, made a name for himself last Spring. Sterling made comments to his wife of how, "It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people." He also said, "But why publicize it on the Instagram and why bring it to my games?" Sterling made these comments after his wife posted a picture with Hall of Famer Magic Johnson on Instagram. Sterling was immediately banned from attending NBA games or practices, being present at any Clippers office or facility, or participating in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. He also cannot participate in any league business going forward. Sterling also has been sued for sexual harassment by former employees, and Stiviano describes Sterling in court documents as a man "with a big toothy grin brandishing his sexual prowess in the faces of the paparazzi and caring less what anyone else thought, the least of which, his own wife." Sterling's actions were completely blown up and spread around fast. I think he should have not have said the things he did and they were very uncalled for, but $2.5 million, and banned for life is a little extreme in my opinion. Sterling definitely deserves harsh punishment but I disagree with the punishment he got. He definitely made a bad name for himself and made an awful decision. This goes to show that you need to watch what you say because you never know who is listening.
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/10857580/donald-sterling-los-angeles-clippers-owner-receives-life-ban-nba
I am a athlete myself and i feel the same. Athletes are not obligated to be anybodies role model. They are obligated to be dedicated to their sport and do well. This essay was written well and got straight to the point. It had good examples and great details.
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