according to the NBA constitution, to which he voluntarily subscribed, he can be expelled for racist comments, which are bad for business.
Racist as defined by...? It’s not something I would have said but people were calling Cliven Bundy a racist last week when he clearly is not.
I get that there are rules of association. But what we’re dealing with here is a severe punishment through an illegal recording of a private conversation, evidently without due process. Sterling will sue and I’d say his chances aren’t terrible.