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[QUOTE="Louie and Bouie, post: 1038015, member: 793"]
Anything that sparks a dialogue about race on the national stage is a good thing so in an odd way Sterling has provoked that dialogue which is a good thing.  Racism is something we all know exists but we are often afraid to talk about it.  It makes most uncomfortable to have intelligent conversation on the subject.
 
As and for the decision of the NBA, Adam Silver or the owners what was the expectation of the general public as to what the league would with Sterling?  The patting on the back of Adam Silver for making an easy business decision seems a little over the top.  It really was a no-brainer. The NBA is a multi-billion dollar business with a lot of mouths to feed.  The NBA and the owners weren't going to risk that for any one man.  Whether they legally can force sale or not they were going to publicly ban him from the start and let the litigation chips fall where they may.  They just needed some time to check into legal remedies and to rally support of the owners in advance of the presser. 
 
As much as the league wants to couch this decision as one of ethics and morality I firmly believe it was a business decision plain and simple.  They were taking a stand on their financial statments first and foremost and everything else comes in second.
 
Now the NCAA and its institutional racism is a story for another day.
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