Wednesday, April 30, 2014

NBA Slams Donald Sterling; Will the NFL Do the Same to Dan Snyder? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

NBA Slams Donald Sterling; Will the NFL Do the Same to Dan Snyder? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: here but for the grace of God go I. How many other billionaire owners of sports teams listened to the live press conference of NBA commissioner Adam Silver as he announced his decisions about Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, in the wake of Sterling’s recorded racist rant? A lifetime ban for Sterling from any participation in the NBA including the team he owns; a $2.5 million fine, the largest possible under league rules, for the billionaire owner; and Silver’s recommendation to the other owners of NBA teams that they force Silver to sell, which requires the assent of three-fourths of the owners.

We can think of one: Dan Snyder, whose ownership of the NFL franchis

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