Sure this one will hold up in a court where real laws are enforced and are the standard.
What he said there is no defense for but his words were not illegal they were stupid. So I guess that now we can financially ruin someone for saying stupid things.
This has gone from being an example of a public figure showing very poor taste to one of a socialist lynching.
I do not think I'm on board for any of this. In fact I do not believe that our national ideal are supported by this reaction.
This idiot has the right to freedom of speech right up to the point where he violates the racial sensitivities of others. He broke no laws. His sponsors should pull their support, but beyond that the market place should control what happens to him.
Now we have black players saying that the NBA should be an all black organization. This line of thought is more racist than that of the idiot who started it all.
The fine and expulsion have nothing to do with whether Sterlng's act was illegal. The question is whether Paragraphs 13, 24(l), 24(m), and 35(A)(c) of the NBA Constitution that was adopted by the NBA owners on Oct. 26, 2005, as private parties making an agreement among themselves, apply and are enforceable.