Sterling No More: Donald Sterling Is Losing His Shine

The future for Donald Sterling isn’t getting any brighter; he is losing his shine in business and health wise. Ever since his racists’ comments were made public, Donald Sterling’s life has been in a downward tailspin with no recovery in sight. First he was banned for life by the NBA and fined a record $2.5 million. In May two physicians determined he was mentally incapacitated. 

 The latest in the Donald Sterling saga has him being accused of threatening doctors and his wife’s lawyers. Shelly Sterling had her attorney file a petition in court quoting the alleged threatening remarks. The petition alleged Donald Sterling called Dr. Meril Platzer a liar, cheat, a fraud and that he would see that she loses her medical license. He also said he would sue her too. The second doctor that examined Sterling, Dr. James Spar allegedly received a threatening voicemail too. In a trial next month it will be determined if Donald Sterling is mentally incapacitated and if he should be removed as the administrator of the family trust which actually owns the Clippers. There is a pending deal on the table between Shelly Sterling and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to sell the team for $2 billion. This deal is awaiting approval by the NBA Board of Governors. The NBA called off a hearing and a vote to oust Donald Sterling when news of the potential deal came to light.

 Clearly Donald Sterling is mentally ill and losing it. He should not be allowed to run the day-to-day operations of any business or sports franchise. The sale of the Clippers would be the best thing for the Sterling family, fans and the NBA. As Donald Sterling’s mental health problems increase we will continue to see negative actions by him and hear negative and ignorant things come out of his mouth. What do you think? Feel free to comment.