I still don't think you get it, the guy was a OWNER of a national basketball team not another hillbilly from Texas. I have a feeling you are trying to some way defend this guy and wanting it to be acceptable for what he did because it happens all the time. Sure all people are racist to a degree etc but holding a high priority position like that and calling out respected people like magic Johnson is dumb whether he didn't know he was being recorded or not. Considering the history between white people and black people with all the slavery and racism the punishment was well deserved. If it were to happen again their should be an even larger punishment, this is 2014 we are well beyond most of the crap that we still see today which is why it's a big deal and should be treated as such.