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Message: [QUOTE="AirForceOrange, post: 1038658, member: 1668"] Ok...my opinion on all this: 1. His girlfriend was wrong for recording those conversations without his knowledge. If he did know, she was wrong for releasing them. Every person, regardless of their beliefs/ideals should have an expectation of privacy. If she gets in toruble or has to pay for her actions, whatever she gets she deserves. 2. That being said and the cat out of the proverbial bag...and it ain't going back in...He has derserved/deserves what he got/gets. Yes, he has every right to say what he feels/believes, just as companies have the right to drop sponsorships, players protesting and the league banning him. Let's be honest on the surface the NBA banned him to show they don't support his ideas/beliefs. However, the main reason the NBA banned him is it would affect their brand and marketing. Don't kid yourself into thinking the NBA has taken some high morality stand against a racist. They have known about this fool for years and did nothing until it became a major story and they saw it would affect their wallets. The NBA is just like any other corporation, they will tolerate/ignore things like this until it affects their public persona and their brand. As far as making him sell his team, again don't be naive and think the owners are taking a stand against racism...it's all about money and branding. I would be shocked to find one owner to vote to keep him in, only because they would be risking money from sponsors and take a major publicity hit. Whether it is right or wrong as far as "free speech" goes, I am really not on either side. I look at it this way...he is one part of a large business, if that part becomes non-viable or a liability affecting your overall income and the other parts of your business, then you cut it loose. Really, free speech is not guaranteed nor protected when it comes to business. You may have right to say what you want, but a business owner also has the right to fire your ass if it affects his business. [/QUOTE]

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