Donald Sterling can't be blamed for Elton Brand's departure - Los Angeles Times

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Postmortem
Published 7/9/2008 at ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans
... UPDATE: Terrific piece of sportswriting by Mark Heisler at the Los Angeles Times that sheds some light.  The Nut: ...

Um, yeah... see, here's the thing... I don't get it
Published 7/9/2008 by ClipperSteve at Clips Nation: Front Page Posts
... Mark Heisler's column is referencing a 10 YEAR OLD grudge that David Falk holds against the Clippers from the 1998 draft when they took Michael Olowokandi instead of Falk's client Mike Bibby (as it the Clippers haven't been punished enough for that one).  Heisler says that the last Clipper offer never even made it to Elton - Falk stopped relaying them.  Here's the thing about that - didn't the Clippers just release Falk's Sam Cassell last February?  This guy remembers something that happened 10 years ago, but forgets what happened 4 months ago? ...

Free Agency’s Normal State is Chaos and Murder: Rescue Dawn Producer Escapes to Philly
Published 7/9/2008 by David Roth at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... — but there’s more to this story. Not to get too Bissinger on anyone, but as cool and familiar as the outsider perspective is (and I think Arnovitz is fucking great), it’s nice to read something like this breakdown from the Los Angeles Times‘ Mark Heisler, that has reporting and new information in it. I guess this is what sports sections are for? This and keeping Bill Plaschke from wandering, shirtless, babbling, and smelling of K.C. Masterpiece, through downtown L.A. ...

David Falk’s Executive Production Of “Space Jam II : The Fucking Of Donald Sterling”
Published 7/9/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... While David Roth has already linked to Mark Heisler’s LA Times reportage concerning Elton Brand’s stunning decision to leave the Staples Center’s crappier locker room, Yahoo’s ...