That is why we pounce on them when they do open their filthy traps (and they often can’t contain it forever) – it serves as more than adequate deterence.
I think that the punishment should fit the crime…and Sterling’s punishment goes far beyond that. People are bringing up past issues…which prove that he is a loathsome piece of trash. But if those past actions weren’t sufficient for punishment by the NBA, then what was said in a private conversations doesn’t justify the penalties levied. The punishment is clearly directed at the quelling the uproar, not because of righteous indignation over what was actually said.
Note that I’m not losing sleep either way.
