Hope he fights them tooth and nail, and then the truth about Magic Johnson’s corrupt involvement in this scheme can come to light, as it has many times before, from Harlem to the Dodgers.
I'm confused. In what way other than by owning a team is he "in the NBA"? Also, didn't it say fines were limited to $1MM?
Now, since the league sets the schedules, I guess they could just not schedule any games between any other teams and his, but saying they can strip him of ownership of a tangible asses without compensation just by saying so seems a little farfetched.
The NBA would be free to expel the LA Clippers. They don’t have to associate with any one they don’t want.
But they can’t terminate Donald Sterling’s private property rights merely because he’s an avowed racist. And if he sues them, the NBA would lose in court.
I hope Sterling comes out with both barrels blazing. Arrest the gold digger and squeeze her. See who put her up to it. I think we know who.
Just try a little Magic, that should work.
“NBA Attempts To Disenfranchise Team Owner”
(d) references “Fail or refuse to fulfill its contractual obligations to the Association, its Members, Players, or any other third party in such a way as to affect the Association or its Members adversely”, which I believe is the clause the NBA is using.
Elsewhere in the ownership contract I believe it refers to acting in the best interest of the game, and the owners can rightly deem that his actions have affected the Association or its Members adversely.
Maybe Chief Justice Roberts can just rule it to be a tax.
Hah! All the most rabid race baiters already broke their arms patting themselves on the back yesterday. Looks like the MISSION is NOT ACCOMPLISHED after all. Time to make some popcorn and pull up a chair.
Wow, this article is sheer ignorance. The commissioner of the NBA did not say the NBA was going to take away the team or force him to sell. I’m surprised Shapiro would do something this stupid.
I heard someone on Hannity today say the Sterling Family would owe hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes were they to sell the team right now. Versus, if they waited till Old Man Sterling passed in 10 or 15 years, they would owe proportionately very little money. “Feelings” have nothing to do with the reality of those staggering taxes that will come due with a sell in the present circumstance.
Let the BLM invoke imminent domain over the Clippers. Nationalize the franchise and hire Van Jones as head coach. Al Sharpton manages the cheerleading squad and Spike Lee runs concessions, oppression, and reparations.
Somewhere there are some liberals weeping about this new development
I’m guessing that Adam Silver’s lawyers, the NBA’s lawyers and the lawyers of the other 29 billionaires who own NBA teams would not take such drastic action if they knew it was not permitted within the NBA Constitution.
I believe the NBA owners are fearful if they don't immediately take a popular stance that the playoffs going on NOW would be immediately boycotted by the NBA players and those owners with teams in the playoffs would be liable for refunding millions in ticket sales, etc.
Silver made a "keep the show" going move for now, all the while knowing that later, when the playoffs are over, they'll lose gracefully in a court of law and it will be what it will be.
I don’t think this is the best section. Gonna do some reading. I read something the other day. Gotta find it. (It’s the lawyer in me.)
Sooner or later they WILL get around to every white guy that owns a sports franchise...
They should get out NOW while they can..
Silver isn’t booting him from ownership. He’s “encouraging” the other owners to do it, and they can.
The free market will take care of things all on its own.