They can pretty much do anything they want. It's their business. They aren't the government, lol. Sterling has signed enough contracts with the NBA to know what power the NBA has over him. You act like he owns the NBA. They just banned his ass for life and the most powerful person in the NBA said he would encourage and expects to have the support to force him to sell. He's small potatoes compared to the NBA.
I don't know what he wants. It's my prediction that he is a smart business man and will take the best option. Like you said, the real world is boring. This will end up being very boring. The only alternative option I can see is him stepping down and giving ownership rights to a family member.
That actually brings up a good point about the precedent it would set if they truly forced a sale.
What happens if somebody hacks into an owners email and finds a racist email from years ago?
What happens if some jackass films Michael Jordan on the golf course making a homophobic joke or saying "fa**ot"?
Yeah pandora's box for sure.
re: Lin....late in game 3 he drives to the hoop up 3 when he should've just let Portland foul him. Bricks layup then Batum gets a transition 3 and they gotta play OT. Last game he has Mo Williams steal it from behind up 1 (even though Mo was out of bounds)
Just awful for the Rice Rocket
I understand what some of you are saying but it seems to me you are underestimating the NBA's power. If he is hurting their image and bottom line they will force him out regardless. They are bigger than Sterling. I still do not believe he will be owner of the Clippers by start of next season.
"He can litigate and slow it down as much as his resources and legal process will allow," says David Carter, a professor of sports business at the University of Southern California. "Or he can potentially dictate terms and say, 'I will sell the team, I will work with you, but you have to give me some ability to orchestrate that sale.'"
You sure are confident with absolutely nothing to back it up. And despite all of the lawyers with specific experience in antitrust law saying the complete opposite of what you're saying over and over again, you keep repeating the same company line. I give you credit for sticking to your guns.
