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In 2014, TMZ Sports released a recording of a conversation between then-Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his mistress, in which he said:
“It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people. You can sleep with black people. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is … not to bring them to my games”.
This thankfully led to Sterling being banned from the league for life and fined $2.5 million, the maximum fine allowed by the NBA constitution. He then also was forced to sell the team.
Then last year, it was reported that FX ordered “The Sterling Affairs”, a docudrama that will be based on the Donald Sterling era of the Los Angeles Clippers and its disgraceful end. Hollywood star Laurence Fishburne will be playing Doc Rivers.
Earlier this week, we were granted a first look at the cast of the show.
Laurence Fishburne is set to star as Doc Rivers in ‘The Sterling Affairs’ pic.twitter.com/6MDiyaPNac
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) March 13, 2023
NBA Twitter however wasn’t having it and reacted accordingly, saying that the casting department needs to be fired immediately:
Casting directors get paid all that money to come up with shit like this…
— DoZay (@DoZay1) March 14, 2023
What in the holy fuck is that suppose to be blake griffin in the back Lmaoo this guy is actually 10 levels darker than blake Lmaoo
— J (@JustInShoc) March 14, 2023
That shit about to be so ass
— 優木せつ菜 (@nijigasakilove) March 13, 2023
This shit gotta be a parody
— Liquid (@Liquidity_Snake) March 14, 2023
Is that supposed to be Blake griffin in the back?
— Goattalksportsmedia (@Goattalksport) March 14, 2023
Ain’t no way that’s spoosed to be Blake pic.twitter.com/DtLwh52B7Y
— bigmatt (@BigMatt99644109) March 14, 2023
Don’t tell me that’s supposed to be Blake Griffin pic.twitter.com/qY1As0MVpu
— JF Clips (@JF_Clips) March 13, 2023
I’m taking him over doc rivers as a coach
— m (@AFCmiti) March 13, 2023
I usually skip this part
— RUI FANATIC (@therealselena23) March 13, 2023
He’d probably coach a better basketball game than Doc Rivers tbh
— (@YoungRobbStark) March 13, 2023
