Clippers owner apologizes, says he was 'baited' into racist comments

Whether baited, he said it so he is held accountable.

Man up & own your actions.

Michael, the problem is that there WERE no actions. Just a few remarks in a conversation that he thought was private. Of course what he said was rude, but who among us has not made comments that we thought were in private that we would not want to be made public?

The issue isn't about free speech. It is about privacy. I don't want to have to frisk all my friends when they come to my house, and make sure they aren't carrying any recording devices. I don't want my unguarded words to be made public. Nor do I want them given to my boss or co-workers.

My mother always told me, if you can't say anything good, don't say anything at all. He never got that It seems...