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By Tom Ziller on Apr 26 2014, 10:36a
Donald Sterling remains a total scumbag, and the NBA needs to deal with it
快艇老板仍是个人渣，联盟必须有所行动。
Donald Sterling is a total scumbag.He has a history of particularly grotesque
and federally prosecuted racism and a list of sexual harassment accusers. He's
a grandstanding idiot without a modicum of self-awareness. He's the type of
dumbass who would hold a Black History Month celebration in March, and the type
of racist moron who would "celebrate Black History" by giving 1,000 game
tickets to poor kids, because the brainless hockey puck equates Black people
with poor people, because he is a complete cretin.
快艇老板Donald Sterling是个人渣。他曾经拥有因种族歧视遭联邦政府起诉、罄竹难书的
性骚扰指控及其他荒唐行径的不良纪录。他是个譁众取宠且毫无自觉的呆瓜，他是个会在
三月庆祝庆祝黑人历史月（见译注一）的那种智障，或是在黑人历史月发放一千张比赛门
票给饥饿贫童的晋惠帝之流，因为这个脑残在心里将黑人和穷鬼画上等号，因为这家伙是
个彻头彻尾的白痴。
译注一：
黑人历史月Black History Month
黑人历史月是为了纪念美国黑人克服种种困难所取得的成就，以及赞颂黑人在美国历史发
展中扮演的重要角色。该活动的前身是黑人历史周，由历史学家Carter G. Woodson及其他
一些杰出黑人发起。自1976年以来，历届美国总统总将每年的二月指定为黑人历史月。
Donald Sterling is, without question, the worst human being who owns a major
sports franchise, and that is absolutely saying something, because they are a
whole lot of jackwagon sports owners out there.
毫无疑问，Donald Sterling是所有大型体育活动经营者中最糟糕的家伙，这绝对代表了某
种意涵，毕竟我们体育界可是拥有一大坨废物老板呢。
The problem is that no matter how stupid and horrifying he is, Donald Sterling
is still the owner of a major sports team, in this case the Los Angeles
Clippers. So when more alleged evidence that Donald Sterling is a racist dolt
surfaces, it comes in the context of the Clippers, the NBA and its fraternity
of owners
问题是，无论他是多么愚蠢或可怕，Donald Sterling仍然是一个职业运动球队洛杉矶快艇
的老板。所以当越来越多指称的证据表明，Donald Sterling是个有种族歧视的蠢蛋时，其
将牵连到快艇队、联盟及其业主身上。
Such evidence surfaced early Saturday, when TMZ released a 9-minute recording
that purports to be Sterling chiding his girlfriend for appearing in public
with Black people and bringing them to "his games." Her alleged infraction:
posting a photo with NBA legend and Hero Of Los Angeles Magic Johnson to her
Instagram page.
如此的证据在星期六早晨浮上水面，当TMZ网站发布一段九分钟的录音，宣称是Sterling责
骂其女友带黑人出入公众场合及来看他球队的比赛，也要求她别在Instagram放上NBA传奇
巨星Magic Johnson的照片。
By the way, the girlfriend is Black and Latino.
顺带一提，其女友可是拥有黑人及拉丁血统呢。
The conversation is disgusting, really, and pathetic. Sterling comes off as an
unapologetic racist, yes, but also a complete coward who'd prefer to enforce
his retrograde belief system behind the scenes. He basically guilts her into
promising not to hang out with people who share her ethnic background. It's an
infuriating listen.
这段对话真是让人作恶及觉得可悲。Sterling不只是个不知羞耻的种族主义者，他也完全
是个只会躲在幕后偷偷执行其落后信仰体系的懦夫。他要其女友承诺不再和她相同文化背
的人出游，这听起来实在是气死人了。
And on Sunday, a number of Black players will have to wear the Los Angeles
Clippers laundry and play under the Los Angeles Clippers banner. And on
Tuesday, when the team is back in L.A., the Black head coach will have to see
this simp, this punk smiling across the court, clapping and drinking and
watching the money pour in at the pro shop, at the concession stand, during the
commercial breaks. And there's really nothing Chris Paul or Blake Griffin or
Matt Barnes or Jamal Crawford can do about it. There's really nothing Doc
Rivers can do about it.
隔天，一些黑人球员必须要穿着快艇球衣为快艇队出战。而到星期二回到洛杉矶时，他们
的黑人教头将必须看到这家伙，这个带着微笑穿过球场，在广告插播时间边喝酒鼓掌，边
著滚滚钱潮涌进其专属商店及零食摊的废柴。而Chris Paul和Blake Griffin或
Matt Barnes和Jamal Crawford只能摸摸鼻子，连总教头Doc Rivers也只能如哑巴吃黄莲。
That's why the NBA must do something about it. David Stern appeased Sterling
for decades, and the players' union never seemed to pursue action very
forcefully. Enough. It's a new era in the NBA, and it's time for Adam Silver to
make it clear that owners will be held to the same damn standard applied to
players and coaches and GMs. It's time for the union, now led by Chris Paul
(ironically enough), to take a leadership position on the issue since
individual Clippers players cannot.
这也是为什么联盟必须有所作为，前主席David Stern容忍了Sterling数十年，而球员工会
似乎从不采取有力的行动。已经够了，现在是新的NBA时代，是时候让主席Adam Silver来
规范业主必须和球员、教练及GM们同适用那该死的标准了。是时候让Chris Paul领导的球
员工会（真是讽刺）来面对此个别快艇球员无法处理的议题了。
Most importantly, it's time for the other NBA owners to stand up to this dolt
and support whatever action the commissioner's office takes. And if the
commissioner doesn't take action, it's up to those owners to demand it. Forget
about the damage to the league's brand or the Clippers or whatever pragmatic
economic cases against Sterling there are to be made. This is about telling
anyone who will listen that This Is Not Okay, that Donald Sterling Is Wrong,
that Being A Racist Is Not Okay, Even If You Have Money, that We Will Not Be
Complicit In Our Colleague's Idiocy.
最重要的是，是时候让其他NBA老板出面对抗这蠢蛋，并支持高层所采取的任何措施，倘若
高层完全无动于衷，那么老板们就必须有所要求。忘掉处分Sterling时对联盟及快艇的品
牌或收益所造成的伤害吧，这是关乎于告诉大众：这件事是不对的，而Donald Sterling的
行为是错误的，种族歧视就是不对，纵使你有钱，我们也不会和你这个白痴串通一气。
Any calls for individual Clippers players or staff to speak out, or for the
team to collectively stand against him aren't quite on target. It should never
be up to victims of behavior to fix the problem. The enablers need to be the
ones to take action. That's the league office, that's the Board of Governors,
that's the broader players' union.
任何对于快艇球员或职员应站出来说话的呼吁并未直指议题核心，解决问题的工作不应落
在这些受害者身上。必须要采取行动的发起者应是联盟办公室，应是理事会，应是球员工
会。
It's time for everyone involved in the NBA to stand up to this fool. The
embarrassment has lasted long enough. This is already a deep-set stain. Let's
get to scrubbing it out.
是时候让联盟里的每一份子站出来对抗这个愚人，这令人羞耻的局面已经沉疴很长一段
时间了，其已成为深深拓印的污点，让我们来擦洗它吧！