Baylor's Suit Alleges Racist Attitude By Sterling Feb 12, 2009 12:04 AM EST In Elgin Baylor's lawsuit against the Clippers, he charges that owner Donald Sterling had "a pervasive and on-going racist attitude as expressed to then NBA player Danny Manning during contract negotiations." The lawsuit, which was obtained by The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday night, alleges that Sterling once said of Manning: "I'm offering a lot of money for a poor Black kid." The civil lawsuit also states that NBA Commissioner David Stern was present when Sterling made the remark about Manning. Several pages later, Baylor claims that Sterling once told him that "he [Sterling] wanted the Clippers team to be composed of 'Poor Black boys from the South' and a White head coach." The following is a statement released to RealGM from the Los Angeles Clippers' General Counsel Robert H. Platt, a partner at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips: "Not having seen the complaint, I cannot comment on Elgin's specific allegations. However, I can categorically state that the Clippers always treated Elgin fairly throughout his long tenure with the team. Prior to his decision to leave the team last October, Elgin never raised any claims of unfair treatment." "It's hard to believe that he would now make these ridiculous claims after the organization stood by him during 22 years and only three playoff appearances. It would be hard to find any sports team that has demonstrated greater loyalty to its General Manager." "The team intends to vigorously defend itself against these false allegations and will prevail when all the facts are heard." Via Los Angeles Times -- Baylor状告快船联盟 称後者因年龄种族对自己歧视 2009年02月12日18:42 http://sports.sohu.com/20090212/n262212078.shtml 来源：欧洲体育 　　去年秋天快船总经理Elgin Baylor离开工作22年之久的快船，但最近他将快船、NBA 联盟和快船老板Donald Sterling告上洛杉矶高等法院，状告後者因年龄和种族将自己 扫地出门，对自己形成歧视。 　　Baylor的律师卡尔-道格拉斯周四表示已将起诉书递交给洛杉矶高等法院，Baylor自 己也计划在周五召开新闻发布会讨论这次起诉，受到起诉的人还包括快船现任总裁安迪- 罗瑟尔。 　　起诉书中Baylor声称快船因为年龄和种族原因随便将自己辞退，而且自己在快船期间 每年工资没有超过35万美元，明显低於联盟其他球队总经理。NBA联盟也出现在了被起诉 人的名单中，Baylor认为联盟在意识到各支球队总经理工资情况下却默认快船的这种行为 。 　　快船律师Robert H. Platt周四表示自己还没有看到Baylor的诉状，无法就其各种说 法作出评论。「不过我可以保证快船在Baylor在任期间对他绝对公平，在Baylor去年10月 份离开之前也从未提出过任何不公待遇问题。」普拉特说，「现在他再提出这些显得非常 可笑，虽然他只带领球队3次打进季後赛，但却在球队呆了22年，没有哪个球队对自己的 总经理如此公正。」 　　Sterling在得知Baylor的起诉後感到非常吃惊和失望，「我很难想像，因为Baylor和 我的关系非常好，」Sterling说，「他是一个非常好的人，我想其中肯定出了什麽错误。 」 　　Baylor职业生涯在湖人度过了完美的14个赛季，退役後曾在当时的新奥尔良爵士做过 短期主教练，1986年成为快船主管篮球运营的副总裁。1976年Baylor入选篮球名人堂， 1997年NBA50周年庆典时入选联盟最伟大的50名球员，2005-06赛季获得NBA最佳管理者荣 誉。 　　不过快船在他带领下却是联盟最不成功的球队之一，虽然2005-06赛季他们打进季後 赛，但第二轮就被击败。在Baylor离开快船後，快船主帅Mike Dunleavy接过了前者的总 经理职责，目前Dunleavy也已在快船工作了六个赛季。 --

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