Re: Don Sterling...
SO far, I am with Strike on this one.
The league commissioner has the right to fine him for statements that reflect poorly on the NBA and to ban him from NBA events and activities. This is all part of the ownership agreement contract he signed. Additionally, there is a clause that allows for the forcible sale of the team against Sterling's wishes provided that 3/4 of the other team owners agree to such a sale being forced. Again, all part of the contract of ownership he signed.
If you don't want to abide by those rules of ownership, create your own league....it has been done before.
What Sterling did is more or less akin to a homeowner falling afoul of her homeowner association and having the home sold against her wishes to pay for outstanding fines and judgments. If you think such things are anathema (and many do) then DO NOT SIGN THE CONTRACT.
That having been said there are other questions.
Why did the NBA let him buy a team? It is not as though this fellow had a reputation for Pollyanna behavior -- especially as regards race relations -- prior to owning the Clippers. It does not speak well of the cadre of owners, now does it? I have heard that there are behaviors that whores will refuse even if offered a bonus...perhaps no such scruples exist among the NBA owners group....
Why is the NBA letting their dog be wagged by such a clear set-up job? Or were some of them complicit in it? The chica at the center of the controversy seems to have an interesting network of connections...
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