05-23-2014, 05:27 PM
I'll believe that the Sterlings are gonna negotiate a speedy sale without a long drawn-out court battle when I see it.
That ESPN report cited mostly "unnamed sources" when it's not like Donald, Shelly and their attorneys have been shy about addressing the media directly.
It's quite possible to me that Donald and Shelly, the king and queen of litigation against everybody and their brother (including a former mistress) are weighing the potential cost of exposure for other business activities that would likely come up in court vs. the benefit of keeping the Clippers in the family.
Just last week, Shelly Sterling and her attorneys made public statements that she will fight all the way to keep the Clippers in the family. A couple of weeks back, Donald Sterling's attorney said the same, and also proclaimed that Sterling was not going to pay the $2.5 million fine.
The Sterlings are all over the map in terms of their relationship with each other, his relationship with Stiviano, and their strategy for dealing with the NBA rulings to date.
They're a unique and unpredictable couple, to say the least. They may be ready to sell, but I'd not be surprised if they were far from throwing in the towel and instead perhaps floating a story of conceding while they bide time and solidify a strategy. JMO.
Related refs:
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-sterl...tml#page=1
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/05/12...-clippers/
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/15/us/don...rling-nba/
That ESPN report cited mostly "unnamed sources" when it's not like Donald, Shelly and their attorneys have been shy about addressing the media directly.
It's quite possible to me that Donald and Shelly, the king and queen of litigation against everybody and their brother (including a former mistress) are weighing the potential cost of exposure for other business activities that would likely come up in court vs. the benefit of keeping the Clippers in the family.
Just last week, Shelly Sterling and her attorneys made public statements that she will fight all the way to keep the Clippers in the family. A couple of weeks back, Donald Sterling's attorney said the same, and also proclaimed that Sterling was not going to pay the $2.5 million fine.
The Sterlings are all over the map in terms of their relationship with each other, his relationship with Stiviano, and their strategy for dealing with the NBA rulings to date.
They're a unique and unpredictable couple, to say the least. They may be ready to sell, but I'd not be surprised if they were far from throwing in the towel and instead perhaps floating a story of conceding while they bide time and solidify a strategy. JMO.
Related refs:
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-sterl...tml#page=1
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/05/12...-clippers/
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/15/us/don...rling-nba/