04-29-2014, 07:20 PM
C(-)ris wrote: I wonder if the NBA can legally impose those penalties or if he is going to make a fortune in lawsuits against them. I'd find it hard to believe that they can force him to sell the team if he has broken no laws.
The NBA has a constitution -- it's not public, unfortunately -- and the toad signed on to it when he bought the team. It's a franchise. So of course they can force him to sell the team, just like Quiznos could force a franchise owner to sell. It's contract law, not Constitutional law.
I'm relieved the NBA reacted swiftly and strongly. I'm so sick of this crap, and I'm sick of people downplaying racism and its insidious effects. And private speech or public speech, it's still racism. Closeted racists are still racists.