Anyone listening to the NBA commissioner's press conference re: Donald Sterling?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why he can be banned for expressing an unpopular opinion. He didn't break any laws.

It's the same principle that Microsoft has used to keep you from joining their Board of Directors. A private business can make its own decisions regarding who serves in leadership.

Exactly. No one is owed ownership of an NBA team.

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Also, the players (all over the league) threatened to boycott, which is the last thing the league and owners want. That was what was going on behind closed doors.