The Latest In The Clippers Saga: Off the Court Edition

Before I get to that, just so it's there, here's the current Round 2 studies up to tonight's end of Miami/Brooklyn and San Antonio/Portland.

Donald Sterling did it again Monday night, the night before Game 4.

Anderson Cooper, on his CNN show, AC360, interviewed Sterling.

If there was any doubt that Donald Sterling should consider himself lucky some LA big-shot hasn't offed him with a bullet to the brain, that Donald Sterling may be the biggest monster in all of sports, some of the shots he took Monday just ratcheted this up another level or two.

Deadspin with the gory details.

Here's how Donald Sterling really feels about Magic Johnson:

"Here is a man.. he acts so holy. He made love to every girl in every girl in America in every city and he had AIDS. When he had those AIDS, I went to my synagogue and I prayed for him.

What has Magic Johnson done? He's got AIDS. Did he do any business? Did he help anybody in south L.A.? I think he should be ashamed of himself. What does he do for the black people? I'm telling you he does nothing. It's all talk.

I spent millions on giving away and helping minorities. Does he do that? That's one problem I have. Jews, when they get successful, they will help their people.

And some of the African-Americans, maybe I'll get in trouble again. They don't want to help anybody. What has Magic Johnson really done for Children's Hospital which kids are lying in the hallways. They are sick. They need a bed. What has he done for any hospital? What has he done for any group?"

Someone needs to lock him up.  I don't care if it's simply psychiatric, but the fact of the matter is that someone needs to lock Donald Sterling up for his own protection.

The NBA needs to get rid of the Sterlings (both friends I've talked to and Deadspin now believe Shelly, his wife, might be the bigger problem).

Here's the thing:  It's pretty much on the table, barring some sort of emergency mediation on the part of Adam Silver, that there will be a players' strike next year barring the Sterlings going out.

Something's going to happen, Nuclear Option (folding the Clippers) or otherwise.

I really hope the franchise is straight nuked.  That this asshole is going to get a billion dollars for incompetence, and, frankly, he should be left to rot....