Toronto Star: Edward Rogers fought plans to keep Raptors’ Masai Ujiri

[Fairview4Life]

The product shows that

Lol, what are you talking about?

[anotherhomer]

The team is clearly rebuilding....
They nailed the draft and got the best player they could at #4, going against consensus...that's something

[everdiso]

All these trumpies forced to defend this fat bodied failson whose daddy knew he was too dumb to leave in charge, a trust fund kid bringing no value whatsoever to the corporation desperately trying to swing his tiny dick around the boardroom, actually having the gall to tell one of the corporations most important assets that HE wasn't worth the money.

Utterly worthless Ed fricken rogers telling masai ujiri that MASAI wasn't worth the money. Unbelievable.

Must be so sad to be a trumper forced to run around the internet White knighting for worthless pieces of **** like this. You'd think they'd ask themselves why their loyalties forced them to defend so many of these types.

[tdot_steel]

A photo-op with trump means you’re racist now? I’ve never heard trump was racist until he got into office. He was known for breaking bread with black entrepreneurs in the 80’s and often congregated with said partners.

You ain’t black if you don’t think trumps racist tho.

Yes a photo op with Trump means you are racist. Deal with it.
I see the Diversity training didn't get thru to you. But class is in session again.

Central Park Five

It's an eerily prescient exchange that's sure to spark conversation among viewers of Ava DuVernay's new four-part drama, now streaming, which follows a group of black and Hispanic teenagers who were convicted (and later exonerated) in connection with the 1989 rape of jogger Trisha Meili, a 28-year-old white investment banker.

The boys – Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam and Korey Wise – were cleared as adults in 2002 after convicted murder Matias Reyes confessed to raping Meili, which was confirmed by DNA evidence. The city awarded the men $41 million in 2014 but Trump continued to insist they were guilty, and called the settlement "a disgrace" in an op-ed for the New York Daily News.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2019/06/03/looking-back-trumps-involvement-1989-central-park-five-case/1212335001/

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Discrimination Suit

During the first Presidential debate on Monday night, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton asked viewers to remember that her opponent had “started his career” with a 1973 lawsuit brought by the Justice Department “because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans, and he made sure that the people who worked for him understood that was the policy,” as Clinton put it.

https://time.com/4508889/presidential-debate-1970s-bias-donald-trump/

https://www.npr.org/2016/09/29/495955920/donald-trump-plagued-by-decades-old-housing-discrimination-case

https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12270880/donald-trump-racist-racism-history

Recess time now. Run along young 'un, get out your sippy cup and gummy bears!

[Brinbe]

imagine caping for trump at all. do you think we're stupid here? trying to gaslight us with a bunch of BS. Tired of trying to play nice about this sht.

ed rogers would be a trumper though. typical privileged racist who's never worked a real day in their lives thinking they know it all just because they're born rich and will do anything to get ahead/stay ahead. absolutely the worst type of person.

[CANsportsguru]

As others have noted the timely nature of this article coming out now when there's huge infighting within Rogers has to bring in question the validity of the article altogether. If true, that would explain why negotiations took as long as they did and I'm surprised Masai would stay after all that especially with some of the other offers if true.

[BigDocta898]

Hes a rat goof loser

[Quattro]

Ed Rogers in his statement didn’t deny anything. One would think that if the report was false his statement would have been a lot more forceful than “I respect Masai” and “This was just a negotiation and it’s unfortunate that confidential board proceedings were made public.”

Imagine my surprise then when I read a bunch of posters here doubting the veracity of this story. Giving Ed Rogers the benefit of the doubt when he didn’t bother denying anything and you’re supposedly a fan of this team is pretty mind boggling.

[everdiso]

Ed Rogers in his statement didn’t deny anything. One would think that if the report was false his statement would have been a lot more forceful than “I respect Masai” and “This was just a negotiation and it’s unfortunate that confidential board proceedings were made public.”

Imagine my surprise then when I read a bunch of posters here doubting the veracity of this story. Giving Ed Rogers the benefit of the doubt when he didn’t bother denying anything and you’re supposedly a fan of this team is pretty mind boggling.

Imagine being so trumpified that you as a raps fan would choose Ed fricken Rogers over Masai Ujiri, all because he made a pilgrimage to Trump Temple to kiss the ring.

Hilarious.

[ItsDanger]

The identities of Masai's mystery body guards is revealed by the Star.

Like when Rogers scion Ed Rogers tried to sink the re-signing of Raptors president Masai Ujiri after a meeting in Muskoka, and Ed tried to say Ujiri had brought bodyguards to the meeting, painting the Raptors exec as arrogant, even intimidating.

Well, about that: One of the two people accompanying Ujiri was his longtime driver, Amir. The other was Ujiri’s videographer, Jeff Landicho.

Jeff was a driving force behind the “Open Gym” TV program for years; he is very talented, and if we are being honest, he is maybe five-foot-seven and pretty friendly. Some bodyguards are friendly and 5-7, one supposes.

I don't know Amir 'the driver's' background, but I know Open Gym's Jeff Landicho is non-white. So Edward Rogers may have mistaken him for a (small) bodyguard. BTW, Landicho recently left MLSE and is heading a new company called Ujiri Productions.

Now it's explained, Landicho was there probably in his role with GOA or similar functions that required more MLSE support.

[Section_306]

I can't imagine a universe where my own family would be knives out against me. That **** speaks volumes.

[tdot_steel]

All these trumpies forced to defend this fat bodied failson whose daddy knew he was too dumb to leave in charge, a trust fund kid bringing no value whatsoever to the corporation desperately trying to swing his tiny dick around the boardroom, actually having the gall to tell one of the corporations most important assets that HE wasn't worth the money.

Utterly worthless Ed fricken rogers telling masai ujiri that MASAI wasn't worth the money. Unbelievable.

Must be so sad to be a trumper forced to run around the internet White knighting for worthless pieces of **** like this. You'd think they'd ask themselves why their loyalties forced them to defend so many of these types.

You can't kill all the cockroaches in the kitchen......but wait till it's dark and turn the lights on. You see the vermin run like Usain Bolt and take cover. Once you identify a roach keep the lights on and keep the Raid handy.

[refshateRaps]

Jeez

Theres a current President who has locked out 50% of the Black population from participating in society or making a living & some here are stuck desperately trying to tie in some racial narrative here with no reasonable proof of such allegations.

You want to to talk racism & segregation this negotiation doesn't look to be. But you dont have to look far to find it these days.

From the outside I dont agree with Rogers nor do I like the Company, but there is always more to the business personal decision behind the scenes from relationship to money. He had his say & lost. Masai earned his keep in a high pressure environment & as a fan im glad he did.

[DG88]

Do I think Ed Rogers is a racist I can't say that with any form of certainty. Do I think he made a classless move to empower himself and put down Masai and his worth, hell yes. Going to the race card only derails the real talking points about this.

[Lord_Zedd]

Is Edward Rogers looking to become our James Dolan?

A cheap James Dolan. Dolan at least spends money on his team.

A cheap James Dolan isn't far from Harold Ballard.

[LascelleL]

Do I think Ed Rogers is a racist I can't say that with any form of certainty. Do I think he made a classless move to empower himself and put down Masai and his worth, hell yes. Going to the race card only derails the real talking points about this.

Im going to let you in on a Secret. Black people HATE playing the race card. We'll literally look for every reason not to use it before using it because we couldn't believe racism is the real reason for some bull playing out in front of us.

From a Business standpoint Masai oversaw the Raptors most successful tenure that saw them add $500M in value and a Championship into the fold. Masai has had Rivals both within and outside of Basketball trying to poach him...From a business standpoint how do you even begin to think this man isn't worth the money you're paying him?

There's only one reason and it coincides with this fool being a trumper.

He's racist. That can't be ignored and it can't be swept under the rug under the guise of not derailing the conversation.

IT IS THE CONVERSATION.

[Public_Enemy101]

RCI.B... perfect time to buy the dip!

Thanks Mr. Rogers for the juicy tendies!

[OAKLEY_2]

Ed Rogers in his statement didn’t deny anything. One would think that if the report was false his statement would have been a lot more forceful than “I respect Masai” and “This was just a negotiation and it’s unfortunate that confidential board proceedings were made public.”

Imagine my surprise then when I read a bunch of posters here doubting the veracity of this story. Giving Ed Rogers the benefit of the doubt when he didn’t bother denying anything and you’re supposedly a fan of this team is pretty mind boggling.

Imagine being so trumpified that you as a raps fan would choose Ed fricken Rogers over Masai Ujiri, all because he made a pilgrimage to Trump Temple to kiss the ring.

Hilarious.

Yes I understood it for Bobby Orr as he could relate to Dog The Bounty Hunter vernacular. An MLSE Governor and part owner? How does he reconcile Mr. Secret Portland Police with those Raps BLM vans? I mean as one owner of MLSE your prized employees were giving the finger to white power in not so subtle ways. A photo op with the first citizen of white racist enabling is disgracefully poor PR.

[maternal85]

Jeez

Theres a current President who has locked out 50% of the Black population from participating in society or making a living & some here are stuck desperately trying to tie in some racial narrative here with no reasonable proof of such allegations.

You want to to talk racism & segregation this negotiation doesn't look to be. But you dont have to look far to find it these days.

From the outside I dont agree with Rogers nor do I like the Company, but there is always more to the business personal decision behind the scenes from relationship to money. He had his say & lost. Masai earned his keep in a high pressure environment & as a fan im glad he did.

Stop gaslighting POC. This is definitely a racial issue. After giving him his contract you call him back to say he isn't worth it ? Just to have power over him.

[tdot_steel]

Jeez

Theres a current President who has locked out 50% of the Black population from participating in society or making a living & some here are stuck desperately trying to tie in some racial narrative here with no proof of such allegations.

You want to to talk racism & segregation this ain't it but you don't have to look far to find it these days.

Ask yourself with a Black President for 8yrs and a now Black/South Asian VP.......the U.S. still can't get anything done to govern the country much less improve the plight of POC. However, this is Biden's fault.

If you can't see what the agenda is you are blind. An infrastructure bill that would greatly benefit all Americans in being gridlocked by Repubs and 2 conservative Democrats. But yet when it came to appointing Supreme Court judges these same Repubs moved with the quickness. When it came to rolling back Voting Rights they acted swiftly. Turning back the clock on Roe v Wade to nullify women having control of their bodies was addressed ASAP once they gained control of SCOTUS. The elections results were barely counted and the GOP was fervently redlining and redistricting Red states to their benefit.

But continue burying your head in the sand and repeating the mantra it is the Liberal, left agenda, snow flakes bringing race into everything. There is privilege and classism going on here with this Rogers issue. Is it arrogance where Masai walks into a meeting asking for 15million/yr? Or confidence, knowing he can walk out the door and get more elsewhere? It takes a whole lot of arrogance to tell Masai to his face he isn't worth what the marketplace has set his value at. But ignore that. Where have you heard of a part owner going to a Commissioner to lobby for him to block the contract of an employee?

One thing I have learned in my life when a white person implies someone in their own family is racist chances are they have a lot of evidence to back up that claim. But nothing here.