Donald Sterling wanted to be as famous as Jerry Buss but never could - Ramona Shelburne | First Take

[@anthonybennett2837]

*It's disrespectful to even put Donald Sterling in the same sentence as Dr Buss*

[@soapboxx9664]

Anthony Bennett Thanks Anthony Bennett very cool

[@dropoff2986]

upuntil6 So are you as perfect as your friends? Or are you a piece of shit just like your friends? You know, since what your friends are/do , says a lot about you.

[@d-mo2k109]

Biggest bust in nba history...GG

[@terrypross7638]

Anthony Bennett, They are very similar like Jalen Rose and Grant Hill. Lots of similarities

[@kengy1991]

Loved that this segment was more of a conversation than a debate. Great points made by all.

[@thepeoplesmix9779]

Absolutely beautiful segment by ESPN this segment should be reposted on the main account! UNREAL CONTENT!!

[@theprocessss]

So this is what a FT convo sounds like w no Molly interruptions

[@BernardMarx95]

And no Max Kellerman.

[@royjones0824]

Sounds like art

[@davidgindi1192]

Bro this segment deserves 1 Million views because it doesn't have Molly constantly interrupting

[@onaebodaghe]

Jerry buss was the greatest owner in sports history, Donald Sterling could never

[@KpR333]

@Sean Tyson negative, its Dr. Jerry Muthafuckin' Buss

[@LEllis-ui3lx]

Arguing over who is the better rich white man 😅

[@waynewilliamsxpertsplashman]

L. Ellis fax

[@prozac.]

L. Ellis LOL

[@DaytimeNitemare]

Why is Disney still talkin about Donald Sterling?

[@thedon1236]

Player 1 Read the chiron, idiot

[@trollof229antthevariable9]

Think he was insecure of Magic's Johnson. Boom roasted.

[@thelaguy7417]

Clippers want to be LA loved like the lakers but never will

[@splashnskillz37]

Not even with Steve Balmer at the helm

[@sean24833]

Theres only one jerry buss never to be duplicated

[@teezharris3301]

Jerry buss just has the IT FACTOR about him and magic Johnson

[@alhoward4099]

Dr. Buss was respectful to his employees but Jerry West made him the best

[@NEONOIRERA]

That Donald Sterling incident in 2014 was hilarious

[@hgfdksk17]

Yesss just get rid of Molly

[@martyc909]

Ros should be on FT full time. This was a great conversation!!!

[@pavelpanov6266]

This was unexpected, EPSN. Well, at least no Molly

[@heya1988]

What's more unexpected is how hard ESPN is milking this topic. Yes, it is important and a turning point in the NBA. But do they really have to milk this for an entire month like 5 years after this happened?

[@deandrepage1048]

ESPN is a fraud, Ramona knew what was going on in Los Angeles with Sterling and the Clippers organization , but not a word said until the tape was heard.

[@erickf5385]

My god I'd rather have molly being a piece of shit than watching grotesque Ramona shelburne

[@brandonwallace543]

If you haven't heard the podcast you must listen to it. I'm a die hard Lakers fan and after listening to that podcast the Clippers are my second team I hope wins the title. LA fans should embrace the Clippers as the second team to root for because Donald Sterling did that team so dirty.

[@KenpoKid77]

Having heard the whole series, I wholeheartedly agree, very informative. Contrary to popular opinion, it's not just about the tape, they spend only one episode discussing the tape. The rest talks about how Donald grew up, how he came up in the legal and real estate business, and how all those things influenced his poor decisions. If nothing else, we should use this series to learn how not to do things.

[@deandrepage1048]

Hell to the no !!! 😀😀😀 Screw them Clippers, our "Little Brother still." Lakers 4 Life, then an Eastern Conference team.

[@KenpoKid77]

@@Ddrm12 www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27399095/the-sterling-affairs-30-30-podcast-how-listen

[@ryanbueta]

Heck no! Ever since they started disrespecting us by covering our Banners! Yea il never root for a team that shows disrespects to team that deserves those chips. I am not just talking about the Lakers, but the Sparks and Kings. They also cover their banners.

[@jpmnky]

The Clippers need to change the team name to truly move on.

[@gradymckinney7306]

Talk about securing a bag... he bought the clippers for 12m n sold it for 2B..lordt

[@kingnaira8648]

Ehh inflation

[@gradymckinney7306]

@@kingnaira8648 yea that bank account got inflated

[@prozac.]

Grady McKinney inflation lol

[@litedaya7657]

Naaah bro i don’t know much about economics but the clippers real value is on the up and up.

[@gobot581]

@@kingnaira8648 Inflation since he bought it was a lot, but no where close to that amount. The league itself went up in value no thanks to him since he had pretty much the worst ran league of all time.

[@wrightterence680]

Happy that Donald Sterling isn't in the NBA anymore

[@deandrepage1048]

The entire NBA knew what was going on, just embarrassed by the recording being heard publicly.

[@LEllis-ui3lx]

Why, not like it would change ur life

[@wrightterence680]

@@LEllis-ui3lx you must be cool with racism

[@thedon1236]

L. Ellis you’re probably a racist sympathizer

[@JusKevonn]

wrightterence680 Same 💯

[@remypereira3096]

Remember Danny ⛴ was drafted by the Clippers and he said he didn’t want to play 4 them. Well it took days to trade him 2 Cleveland for Ron Harper

[@dyanneroccoilaria7803]

That could never be true. Sterling didnt give a damn about winning. If he wanted to be like Buss, he would have helped rather than hindered Elgin Baylor in getting talent and such to build a contender. The Clippers only started to get respectable in 2000s. They made some bad and terrible draft choices, but if Baylor and right management were brought in earlier, the Clippers could have been a relevant team throughout the 90s to now. Bc look at what the Clippers did in 2000s, they had Lamar Odom from 99 draft. 00 they drafted Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson. I think they brought over Andre Miller to play point. But they had Olawakandi at center bc they drafted him #1 in 98 :-(. 2001 they trade Chandler for Elton Brand. See? if they had that kind of thinking in early 1990s, they could have been good/respectable.

[@founder2521]

3:45 Segment was genius! "Magic Johnson came to symbolize all of that"?

[@mjjumps]

Bought it for 12 mil. Sold it for 2.5 BILLION..... thanks NBA - Donald Sterling

[@davidbrown4655]

He got money, but no love or respect. Good job, old wrinkled up man.

[@gobot581]

@@davidbrown4655 You can buy love and respect. Actually its easier to buy both than earning it believe it or not.

[@davidbrown4655]

@@gobot581 how did it work for Sterling?

[@nedtedjedfreded]

hey look first take got the varsity team on again nice

[@jamalrobinson8321]

Donald Stern should be in the Hall of Fame Of racism

[@benmangrum8626]

The NBA didn’t force Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers he had to make the decision himself

[@KenpoKid77]

That's not what happened. Shelly, his wife, had two psychiatrists declare him mentally unfit to run the business, thus removing him from the family trust and giving Shelly sole control of the team.

[@alhoward4099]

No, the players did

[@KenpoKid77]

@@alhoward4099 The players were calling for him no longer having ownership, but it Shelly that actually made it happen.

[@gamerschannel9610]

Why are we still talking about Donald Sterling?

[@Logical281]

Iunno, he’s pretty famous now. Just for the wrong reasons

[@likemikegenerationx2]

Why is everybody talkin about Donald Sterling all of a sudden?

[@primetimepoolplastering]

Trying to get the clippers bad press and trying to make them change their name

[@mrray7169]

Because of the 30 for 30 special

[@primetimepoolplastering]

@@mrray7169 dont you find it weird that Ramona shelburne is the one producing the 30 for 30 on the clippers . And she is currently a employee of the Lakers wtf

[@mrray7169]

@@primetimepoolplastering I actually never thought of that. I just thought maybe Rachel wasn't available lol

[@primetimepoolplastering]

@@mrray7169 yea that's weird man

[@mjjumps]

Jerry Buss had a dope hairpiece

[@afterkwiss]

Putting Jerry Buss and D... fucking S... in the same sentence ... If he wanted to become famous with his "skills set", he should have run for president. He already had the proper first name.

[@dylansmith6491]

Mistress = GOLD DIGGER

[@leonfrederick4109]

Why are they still talking about this this was years ago re opening wounds

[@brianshirazi373]

i saw him and v stiviano at the mall months after he sold the clippers

[@Mikel424]

Wait why are they talking about him now? It happened years ago why are they talking about it now

[@Mikesworld214]

Because they’re promoting the new 30 for 30 about him. It’s right there at the bottom of the screen bro

[@Mikel424]

Why tho get over it

[@Mikel424]

@Dill Pickle and they're trying to rebrand the team yet they bring this stuff up. I can assure you there is more racist people in the league not just him

[@joshkatz4448]

It looks like Ramona has added another chin over the past couple days

[@danielt6689]

Pretty pathetic, is that the only thing you are capable of getting out of that conversation? I guess everything else is over your head.

[@razh718]

The “tragedy of it all” was him chasing Jerry Buss? Lol

[@BlackDeadpoolEarth2046]

ANOTHER lakers story? Holy fuckin shit

[@BigJonahJ]

Why are people talking about this again? Didn't he get banned for life already like a few years ago?

[@kinsoncooper7333]

And yet people still debunk Lebron off the court.. hmmm.

[@matthew_han]

Well mission accomplished. In fact, I'd go as far as to say he's much more famous than Dr. Buss, just for all the wrong reasons.

[@RudieObias]

"Race had nothing to with this. Donald Sterling did nothing wrong. He was a great man who just got catch in a 'gotcha' moment. LeBron James and Chris Paul should just shut up and dribble and stay out of things that don't concern them." -Will Cain

[@gobot581]

This is why I hate the internet. It's a joke so remove the quote. That sounds like something Will would actually say. Had to google just to be sure.

[@mauricejohnson1068]

Lol I honestly don’t get why he’s being such a heavy topic in the last few weeks

[@chan13153]

This is basically an advertisement for their 30 for 30 episode on him.

[@mauricejohnson1068]

Chan Saet Ohhh okay okay thanks

[@tennised2283]

This is news? Another snoozer about anything but sports. You did it again, ESPN...

[@kimstuart7989]

Why is Donald Sterling still getting spotlight? Stop making him relevant and famous by talking about him. Nice 30 for 30 segment on him, now let's move on. Why do we need to keep talking about him for a week straight? Ramona trying to turn this into a cash cow or something. Let's just go back to putting him in the past as an afterthought. Talk about the issue, sure, but not the man. Let's talk about Steve Balmer. Who wouldn't want to work for that guy?

[@thepeoplesmix9779]

I’m 110% convinced Kendrick and Mike5 is one nigga and he is liking the fuck out of his own comment with many of his own accounts 🤦🏿‍♂️ 😭 this is what it has come down to folks!

[@juliansmith1951]

The Great Dr Jerry Buss buying the Los Angeles Lakers & having respect for others plus his Lakers were the NBA team of the 80s while Donald Sterling and the San Diego-Los Angeles clippers were a laughing stock

[@anishlamsal3323]

Must be a slow news day or lebron/Brady must be on vacation

[@eldio2124]

I highly doubt lebron James and Chris Paul would have boycotted the playoffs. That’s not believable in the slightest

[@Ybthadreadhead]

I believe Lebron would

[@raskltube]

omg i almost thrw up when stephen a mentioned that

[@Michigan_dad]

Why the fuck are we still talking about Donald Sterling???

[@buster60341]

Donald Sterling was just jealous of Dr Jerry Buss success for the Lakers and Buss was a better NBA owner than Sterling

[@nanagyambibi7426]

Why is this a topic 4 years later again?

[@timdiligence]

Why y'all hating on Molly?

[@luiso.2728]

Cause every now and then she decides to jump into the debates and it's just cringe to see her do it. She is an amazing host but she just needs to lower it down

[@gobot581]

She's the Wale of sport casting.....so mostly for no reason.

[@gainingground6844]

Cain should not be part of this conversation. There are no "sociatal questions" layered on top or whatever tf. There was a racist and prejudiced guy who is out of time. Period.

[@joshuareynolds7330]

Basically donald sterling try to hard to be liked , respected like jerry buss tbh i think they should leave this alone its dead, its been 5yrs donald have been gone move foward

Joshua Reynolds All the money in the world can’t change a shitty human... The fat dude in the WH is more than proof u can’t buy class and that dude was such a douche he couldn’t even get in the ole boys club better known as the NFL !!

[@upwest2835]

if i own the team, then i own the f.... team.

[@gobot581]

NBA is a nice neighborhood with a private housing association. Just like they approve the sale if you don't take care of the house and make everyone look bad that neighborhood can also vote you out.

[@Optimism211]

notice Will MAGA Cain is mighty quiet

[@SlickGriminals]

but nobody cares

[@philliplamb7198]

U cared enough to make that comment..

[@spyballoon]

Why is this even a topic?

[@DeeHawk33]

Ramona at 4:44 “white folks entitlement”

[@endless_waltz18]

This happened 5 years ago.. why is triple chin Ramon still reporting about this

[@thepeoplesmix9779]

It’s for a 30 for 30 K Dot

[@endless_waltz18]

The People's Mix you right

[@deandrepage1048]

This new Lakers roster = 80% veterans with 2 Top 10 NBA Players looks like a roster from Dr. Jerry Buss's days. 😀😀😀😀 Those TANK MODE Top 3 Draft Lottery Picks were an embarrassment to the Lakers tradition of every year being WIN-NOW MODE.

[@mjjumps]

He invited people to look at them in the locker room?????

[@a3gill]

I think he is more famous -- but, not for the right reasons.

[@raskltube]

why is it we cant keep this sort of energy hen the racism is directed towards whites like that time Luka was racially vilified during a game...

[@kiamordecaihyundaigenesis6027]

By bringing team to San Diego, then to Los Angeles Clippers, Dr. Donald Sterling may have gotten many bad reps from team previous ownership including location to current Los Angeles Clippers playing at Staple Center. wolilnyeon

[@aggounabdenour]

is this CNN or ESPN??!.

[@benmangrum8626]

Fritz 2Live4 U ESPN can’t talk about politics

[@mrray7169]

@@benmangrum8626 what does politics have to do with it. It's actually a sports related topic. Just like when a player does something.

[@alanbyrd5635]

What is going on ? This panel....

[@sfcallstar]

Im sure he doesnt give AF about this story he's a fucking billionaire

[@funmaster4632]

Well he is as famous now.

[@Sachethe55YT]

Why they givin this man clout

[@crosscounty24]

Oh enough with the Molly comments. Jesus christ give it a rest

[@mbp7060]

Why was the black guy who was sitting behind Sterling not strangling him. I'd like Stephen A. to stop thinking he's a spokesman for BLACK people.

[@mrb6001]

he's racist, and not the micro-aggressive type, he was racist racist lmao ew ew , can't even try to feel bad for him, what's this small sob story going here

[@bangarang3810]

Slow news week for the NBA, huh? Time to drum up some controversy with good ol race relations 😪🙄😒

[@bangarang3810]

@Fritz 2Live4 U lol you think Disney pays them to do any of this for the love of the game and journalistic examination of ethics? It's almost like you're projecting 🤔 Alright man

[@chaselionzo4401]

Who is jerry buss?

[@TheJJeffHardy]

are you serious right now?

[@billkumul2899]

Your mum knows him

[@kawhileonard9691]

Chase Lionzo he owned the lakers for 34 years but passed away his daughter now owns the team Jeanie Buss

[@chaselionzo4401]

@@kawhileonard9691 thank you

[@sean24833]

The greatest owner/CEO in sport history. Have some respect

[@thiagortins]

Dear ESPN, we all know about Donald Sterling and how he was not a good owner. But now, leave the man alone. That's about one week all about putting this man down.

[@jr.3308]

How many weeks are y'all gonna promote this podcast? Literally no one gives a shit about Sterling.

[@walterbell5446]

Ain't that the publicity RACIST owner from a few years back? Wonder why their not talking about that.

[@thiagortins]

Let's forget about that BS of saying an Owner is racist, he owns the team, not the players. When one sells the team he is not selling the players. Come on know

[@BlimpCityFeeder]

You may want to talk to former GM E. Baylor or Colts Owner J. Irsay sometime. Some let their $ stroke their ego to that level.

[@joshuanashid7]

Out of all the topics y'all could come up with this is the best y'all could do......sports media is pathetic.

[@Jahmier12bessant]

get rids of Donald Sterling but America brings us Donald Trump #bigotry 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ShazammtheProducer]

OMG stop talking about this bull shit thanks Romona Cheseburgler

[@BlackDeadpoolEarth2046]

When are u going to talk about real news and not made up bullshit?

[@advitiyasharma9420]

Buss is way overrated

[@mjjumps]

This story is old. Just Ramona trying to bring some cred to herself

[@kaltwies]

Hey, stephen a, ya gonna be a real man like Chris Paul and boycott your own show until the groomer situation gets resolved with the mouse, aka your parent company? I doubt it. Hypocrisy! Prove me wrong!

[@kabagemayannick5097]

YO.....I get it he was a monster, but Stop talking about this.... Y'all are out of topics LMAO

[@kame1624]

Lol this is a lie right? I never heard of Donald Sterling till this race issue, so much for wanting fame...