Have you ever even fucking read the First Amendment? It begins "Congress shall make no law....." The 1st Amendment protection of free speech only applies to the GOVERNMENT, dumbass. It does not protect private individuals from private reprisals at the hands of private institutions that associate with them. Sterling is…

Is it spring break or something? Shouldn't you be in 7th grade Social Studies class learning what a "government actor" is?

Not on the instagrams either.

He's not being thrown in jail, therefore his right to free speech isn't being violated. You can spew all the bile you want, but freedom of speech doesn't protect you from repercussions, especially from a private entity.

Silver notably dodged a reporter's question over why the NBA did not act until now.

Because he's dead, mostly.

The fact that he was remaining in office just so he could retire as the longest-serving commissioner ever tells you all you need to know about David Stern.

Well he was ok with his girlfriend getting blackballed, so he might be ok with getting blackballed himself.

Yup. He absolutely saved the league from itself in the early 80s, but hung on far too long. He and Jordan should have both retired after the big shot vs the Jazz, but they just didn't know when to walk away.

It's called the "Joe Paterno."

He's already a billionaire, so money doesn't mean that much to him. But the embarrassment of losing his team is a good punishment.

Hey - he can't take it with him when he dies. And he will die out of the public eye, decayed and forgotten, used and uncared for. No memorials, no positive words on his great legacy (of which there is none). Just an old, bitter piece of shit who will die soon. So he can take that ROI and shove it up his ass.

Why not the guy who played Bookman, the library cop, on Seinfeld?

"Great move. I was going to get around to it, but as it turns out, 30 years just wasn't enough time."

In the biopic, Donald Sterling will be played by Lewis Black.

Induction officiated by Cliven Bundy.

Props to Silver. This is a really tough spot for a brand new commissioner and for him to come down with the ban is huge.

3/4 vote required to toss an owner, which I think will happen, with Cuban abstaining as he believes this shouldn't be the precedent for throwing out an owner, however if the rest of the past is brought up, I believe the voting will be 100% against Sterling

Fortunately for Sterling, the life long ban was followed up with his immediate induction into the Racist Hall Of Fame.