Is anyone really surprised to learn this guy is an a$$hole of epic proportions?

Wealth of the magnitude required to own an NBA team isn't a reward for political correctness and humanitarianism. Most often, it's the fruit borne of a relentless, ruthless pursuit of money that goes on for decades.

I'm not saying every NBA owner is a racist, but I'm pretty sure they've all got closets full of skeletons, some of which probably make racism look downright decent. The fact that his fellow owners are punishing this guy is laughable, and it's obvious (to me, anyway) that it's a P.R. move to protect the Association's "sterling" image.

Then again, maybe I'm still just bitter over the way they helped that prick Clayton Bennett move the Sonics to OKC. The way that whole thing went down made me think it would be a mistake for Seattle to get back in bed with those extortionist scumbags. I love the game of basketball, and the NBA playoffs are great theatre, but that organization is slimier than the deck on a salmon trawler fresh off a haul.