Source : http://0rz.tw/Gs98D Report: LeBron James Passed on Clippers Due to Donald Sterling According to a news release from ESPN, David Geffen (a multi-billionaire who is teaming up with Oprah Winfrey in an attempt to purchase the L.A.-based franchise) told ESPN's Jeremy Schaap that LeBron had seriously considered choosing the Clippers over the Miami Heat: Geffen also told Schaap that superstar LeBron James was interested in playing in Los Angeles when he was a free agent in 2010. But James, who ultimately signed with the Miami Heat, told Geffen that he would not play for Sterling. Geffen didn't specifically disclose why James did not want to play for Sterling. "[The] reasons are perfectly clear," Geffen said. Just in case you've been living under a pile of rocks for the last few days, those reasons would be Sterling's history of racism, which came to a head this week when his recorded remarks led to NBA commissioner Adam Silver bringing down the hammer. James has become more than just a basketball player; he's an active member of his communities, a fabulous spokesperson for the Association and a man very conscious and outspoken about social issues. It shouldn't come as a surprise that playing for an owner as poorly regarded as Sterling would be an issue. "We're fighting to get an owner out of our league who shouldn't be a part of our league," James said, via ESPN's Michael Wallace, after the Silver press conference announced the punishments for Sterling. "No matter how long it takes, no matter how much money it costs, we need to get him out of there— and whoever is associated with him doesn't belong in our league." Even back in 2006, well before LeBron hit the open market, there was public outcry about Sterling, largely stemming from a housing lawsuit. The reigning MVP clearly isn't alone here. "It was fun to laugh at Donald Sterling when he was a joke," wrote ESPN's Bomani Jones. "Now that we know what he's up to when he's being serious, he deserves a lot more attention." 基本上大意是指2010年LeBron就差一點點選擇去快艇而非現在的熱火。最後沒有 去成的主因正是目前風波不斷的Donald Sterling。 -- ◢ ▄◣ ◤ ◤◢▉◤◢◣◤◢▉◤◢▉◤ ◢▍ █◣ ◢█ ◢ ◢▇ ◢▇▉◢▇▉◢ ▉◢◥▉ ＴＨＥ　ＫＩＮＧ 　 ▊◥██◤▎ ██▉█▇▉█▇▉█◥◣█▇▉█ ▉ 　 ◥▆▆◤ █▉◢█◣██◣██▉◢█▉ ◢█◣　◢█◣▅︵▆▃▁ ◢≡≡◣ ▃ ▉█▇▉▉▉▉█▇ ◥█◣ ◢ ＪＡＭＥＳ ︶███︵▅▅▄▄▅◢) (◣◥█▉█ ▉▉▉▉█▇▉██◤ --

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