When I
heard NBA commissioner Adam Silver say that he was banning LA Clippers owner
Donald Sterling “for life” from the team and the NBA, the word “wow” almost
involuntarily came from my mouth. The
pundits were speculating that he might issue an indefinite ban and perhaps
strengthen it later.
Besides his
over-the-top, caricature-style racism, Sterling is the worst kind of sports
team owner. He has admitted that his
purchase of the Clippers was purely a business decision. He has shown very little interest over the years
in turning the team into anything resembling a contender. Now that the Clippers are a good team, it
seems appropriate that he is being shown the door.
I can think of two owners in Dallas, Mark Cuban of the Mavericks and
Jerry Jones of the Cowboys, who have Texas-sized egos. But no one can claim that they are not
passionate about their teams and the leagues in which they play.
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