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Donald Sterling

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Sports Executive

The Resume

    (April 26, 1934- )
    Born in Chicago, Illinois
    Birth name is Donald Tokowitz
    Owner of the Los Angeles Clippers (1981- )

Why he might be annoying:

    He is considered one of the NBA's cheapest owners.
    Before the 2003 season, he refused to pay top dollar to star players.
    He was sued by some of his tenants for attempting to evict them from one of the buildings he owned.
    He was sued for racial discrimination (2005).
    He admitted to paying a prostitute for oral sex.
    He was investigated by the NBA after allegedly making several racist comments during a recorded phone argument with his girlfriend (April 25, 2014).
    He allegedly told his girlfriend not to bring black people to Clippers games, not even Magic Johnson.
    He was banned from the NBA and fined $2.5 million as a result of the comments he made (April 29, 2014).

Why he might not be annoying:

    Despite criticism from basketball pundits, he has kept Elgin Baylor as the team's general manager for over 20 years.
    He was willing to spend money to keep marquee players Elton Brand and Corey Maggette on the team.
    He is a successful real estate mogul in the Los Angeles area.
    He is a humanitarian.
    He is good friends with Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who advised him to purchase the San Diego Clippers.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 67 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2642 Votes: 71.61% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1869 Votes: 56.66% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 1360 Votes: 93.01% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8506 Votes: 70.56% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 59 Votes: 77.97% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 74 Votes: 87.84% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 149 Votes: 67.11% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 1593 Votes: 65.16% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 52 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 78.79% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 81 Votes: 67.90% Annoying