Donald Sterling is a litigious man who enjoy the courtroom as much as he enjoys owning the L.A. Clippers. So when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver dropped the hammer down on Sterling and issued a lifetime ban, a $2.5 million fine and efforts to force a sale of the team, he did it knowing that Sterling would not go quietly.
The New York Daily News is reporting that Sterling is prepared to sue the NBA to block the sale of his beloved team.
Donald Sterling won’t go down without a fight, according to an NBA executive who is close to the disgraced owner of the Clippers, and will sue the league if the other 29 owners vote to force him to sell….
“He is not going to sell the team,” the executive said….
As the Daily News reported Wednesday, if Sterling sues, he would likely base his case on language in the NBA constitution that deals with conduct that constitutes “willful acts,” a term that can be difficult to interpret and enforce. Generally those acts include criminal behavior, financial instability or gambling or fixing games.