[Note: we were all set to be the “firstest with the mostest” on these issues, but, as is often the case, Professor Kanner beat us to the punch (“The Clippers and Eminent Domain – It Was Only a Matter of Time“).]
What we’re talking about, of course, is the recent (and ongoing) controversy about the racist statements (allegedly) made by Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball team, and the reactions, which include “Eminent Domain: The Real Solution to Scumbag Sports Owners.” In that piece, someone named Harvey Wasserman opines that the owners of the Clippers — and the Washington, D.C., professional football franchise — do not deserve to own their respective teams:
Why do we allow our precious sports clubs to be the playthings of a bunch of wealthy degenerates?
Why aren’t the football, baseball, basketball, hockey and other major