[Conscience of a Conservative]

It likely is that it would take a majority of NBA owners to vote Sterling out of the league.

It would. A 3/4 majority vote, in fact.

And I doubt the owners gave the NBA Commish the unilateral power to remove an owner from his NBA team.

There is apparently a clause in the NBA constitution that gives the commissioner pretty broad powers to take action against owners who engage in "conduct detrimental to the league."

[Red Steel]

There is apparently a clause in the NBA constitution that gives the commissioner pretty broad powers to take action against owners who engage in "conduct detrimental to the league."

Article 35, which appears to be meant for player and not owners. Silver may want to "force a sale" of the Clippers, but it is still up to Sterling to sell.

[mrsmith]

Generally the law does not allow illegal ‘fruit’.

It would be interesting to see a morals clause exercised on the basis of an illegal invasion of privacy.

[SeaHawkFan]

There is apparently a clause in the NBA constitution that gives the commissioner pretty broad powers to take action against owners who engage in "conduct detrimental to the league."

The phrase, "detrimental to the league" is overly broad; and there is no morals clause that applies to owners.