Donald Sterling spoke publicly for the first time yesterday in a CNN interview with Anderson Cooper — and it was horrible. Who is advising this guy?! He really needs to just go away. SMH. Well Doc Rivers reacted to some of the things he heard about in the interview. Check out what he had to say about it…
Via ESPN:
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers doesn’t think the apology made by banned team owner Donald Sterling on CNN was much of any apology at all.
While Rivers said he has yet to watch the interview, he was surprised to hear that during the interview Sterling said Magic Johnson hasn’t done enough for minorities and isn’t a good role model for the children of Los Angeles.
“Obviously I know who Magic is,” Rivers said. “I’ll stand by Magic every day of the year because I’ve known him for a long time. Having said that, I don’t know what’s going on out there. I tried not to get involved in that part of it right now. Whatever it is, that doesn’t sound like much of an apology to me.”
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**You can watch the full CNN interview here**
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UPDATE via TMZ — MAGIC’S REACTION:
Johnson just called in to “TMZ Live” … and fired back at Sterling’s allegations that he ignores the black community … telling us he’s dedicated his life — and billions of dollars — to giving back.
“I’m a proud black man. I’m a leader in the black community and I take that role seriously,” Johnson said.
Magic says … instead of attacking Sterling, he thinks the guy needs help — and says he is praying for him. Though he points out Sterling has NOT once truly apologized to him or the black community.
Johnson also says Sterling is pissed at the wrong person — telling us, “He should point the anger at the young woman.”
Magic says he thinks Sterling was also trying to pit blacks and Jews against each other during his interview with CNN — but says he will NOT succeed.
In the end, Magic says he’s very secure with himself and won’t let Sterling’s comments bring him down — saying, “It’s sad. We just got to pray for him.”
