Donald Sterling is such a repugnant being, he once tried to publicly ruin Chris Paul’s marriage.
ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne has a pretty incredible piece on Sterling that is full of incredible details and insight about the man and his character. We really recommend you read the entire thing.
One of the notable nuggets mentioned in the lengthy story concerns a party Sterling threw in 2012 to celebrate the Clippers making the playoffs. The whole story about the party is pretty funny, so we’ll include it below. The stuff about CP3’s marriage is just plain sad.
From Shelburne’s story:
In 2012, [Sterling] hired Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin impersonators for a party to celebrate the Clippers’ playoff berth. The Marilyn impersonator tried and failed to coax Blake Griffin and Chris Paul up on stage with her before seductively serenading then-coach Vinny Del Negro while everyone in the room watched. “It was awkward, to put it nicely,” Griffin says. “Vinny ended up biting the bullet for us there.”
Later, Sterling brought Paul up on stage with him. He asked for a round of applause for the point guard who had elevated the franchise to a new level, then joked, “Why is this guy married? Look at all the beautiful women in L.A.” Paul’s wife was in the audience. He smiled uncomfortably and said, “Because I love my wife.”
That’s Sterling in a nutshell for you. Not only is the guy doing his best to encourage CP3 to divorce his wife, but his lack of awareness just shines through. He has no idea about how terribly he comes off for trying to make such a suggestion. And who does that at a formal event full of wives and families?
Below are CP3 and his wife, Jada:
Here’s what he wrote on his Instagram birthday message to her:
“HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY to the most amazing and beautiful woman on the face of this earth!!!! My gorgeous wife @Jada_ap!!! Love you babe”
Yeah, it sure sounds like he’s interested in other women. Nice job, Sterling.
If Sterling wants to talk about beautiful women in LA, maybe he needs to take a look at this list of some of the hottest sports wives and girlfriends and readjust his thinking.
