Apologies for deleting the two posts about the Clippers, but the ESPN article was very obviously a mouthpiece for Balmer given what’s happened in the hours since.
I totally understand “oh let’s start cheating if they’re cheating and not getting punished” as a post, but it’s almost certain that Balmer just wanted to try and swing public opinion again. The article couldn’t even argue that he was innocent, just that he didn’t directly give Kawhi money (he would’ve sent it through shell companies like Aspiration anyway, so this is moot).
I also understand how “oh billionaires never get punished” a popular opinion that’s pretty reasonably grounded in reality, but like…
…they’re gonna punish Balmer considerably. If I wasn’t on the toilet right now, I would send some comments I’ve gathered on r/nba recently that would support the idea that they’re very clearly not taking this lightly.
Also fuck u/YujiDomainExpansion for demanding we apologize to the Clippers. That was beyond scummy.
