Whether the league’s owners can legally force Sterling to sell the team isn’t as clear.
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The $2.5 million fine and lifetime ban that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver imposed on Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling for his racially insensitive comments were perfectly legal and will be hard to overturn. So reports the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog.
Whether the league’s owners can legally force Sterling to sell the team isn’t as clear.