Paulie Walnuts
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I guess it would be a surprise if it's not somehow sex harassment related given all the recent news.
I guess it would be a surprise if it's not somehow sex harassment related given all the recent news.
I dunno ... I'm thinking more like the George HW Bush version of harassment ... you know. Dirty old man who isn't really as with it as he seems to be.
But that's PURE speculation. There's not a thing to back any of that up as of yet.
As he should have been. And nobody in Charlotte loved Shinn, per se. They loved the Hornets and he was the owner, and if he had sold the team and move quietly along the road, he wouldn’t be a hated firgure today. But he decided to try and extort a new arena out of the taxpayers while he was going through his gross personal behavior issues.sounds like a repeat of George Shinn who was 1st hornets owner. At first they loved him but then he got caught up in similar stuff with women and he was basically ridden out of town on a rail.
News out of Charlotte ... Richardson will sell the team after the season. He released a letter today.
Richardson was also known for what multiple women call the “seatbelt maneuver.” He would invite female employees out to lunch, and in keeping with his reputation as a self-styled gentleman, he would open the car door for his guests. Once they were seated, however, he would insist on fastening their seatbelt for them, reaching across their lap and brushing his hand across their breasts before putting the belt in the clasp."
Yeah ... the sum of the stories paints a picture of dirty old man (with a side order of general purpose racist bastage) who was allowed to run rampant with no real repercussions due to his position within the organization. It's sickening, frankly, and this long time practice of hiding behind private settlements and no disclosure agreements is disgusting. Frankly, pro sports leagues have the power to do something about that but only if the old schmucks who own the teams decide to do so ... which prolly ain't going to happen. I mean, as an association they could require that the league be informed of any private settlements with club employees, regardless of circumstances.
But ... just more hideous behavior from a powerful old dude. Ugh.
The NBA forced Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers but that's really been it as far as forced sales. Goodell suspended Colts owner Jim Irsay for 6 games for a DWI a few years ago. The commissioner has wide ranging powers under the team agreements to take unilateral action. Michael McCann on SI.com had an article a few weeks ago about the Commissioner's power when Jerry Jones was attempting to derail Goodell's extension.
Yeah ... I'm more thinking about a sweeping change to their reporting requirements and I'm not sure any commissioner has the power to implement that kind of stuff unilaterally.
well I assume he's not addicted to women so that's a change.
Skipper has presided over a repulsive culture of misogynistic behavior for as long as he's been at ESPN so he's not getting off the hook that easily. At least not in my book.