Uh no. They outlawed getting bad PR. Thanks to Sterling nobody has noticed that the NBA actually has a pretty good playoffs happening all week. Get bad press, get the ax, that’s how things work in the spotlight. People can think whatever they want, so long as it doesn’t land them in the press.
I bet the ratings for the playoffs are better this year. People are talking about basketball who normally wouldn’t and it’s happening during the playoffs and like you say the playoffs are good so far.
Freegards
The bad PR did NOT come from Sterling - it came from those who broke two laws, illegal recording and illegal dissemination. That’s what people don’t get - Sterling was privately offensive in a way that LEGALLY did NOT harm the NBA. And because of that, HE did not violate his “no bad PR” clause.