According to TMZ, which received and posted the audio recording, Sterling was upset with his girlfriend V. Stiviano for posting a photo to Instagram of her with Magic Johnson on April 9. Sterling, who has owned the Los Angeles Clippers since 1981, is heard asking Stiviano why she takes photos with minorities. He goes on to explain how he lives in a culture where there is a divide among races that he follows. “It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people,” Sterling is heard saying.
Some of his other disgusting comments include the following: “You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that … and not to bring them to my games. “I’m just saying, in your lousy f******* Instagrams, you don’t have to have yourself with, walking with black people. “Don’t put him [Magic] on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me. And don’t bring [Magic Johnson] to my games.” The irony, of course, is that Stiviano is Black and Mexican.
Sterling is a real estate mogul and has faced discipline and lawsuits from the Department of Justice over his alleged discrimination against Hispanics, Blacks and people with families when it came to renting out units. He also was sued by former Clippers GM Elgin Baylor for alleged discrimination. Baylor alleged that Sterling had a “plantation mentality.” TMZ got a hold of Magic Johnson, who had this to say in response to Sterling: “It’s a shame that Donald Sterling feels that way about African-Americans,” Johnson said via TMZ. “He has a team full of amazing African-American basketball players that are working to bring a championship to Clippers fans. The Clippers also have a strong minority fan base.” Sterling has also heckled his own players, which led to former Clippers point guard Baron Davis losing his love for the game.
Oh wow this dude is an extreme bigot.
