Adam Silver

That was quick...and just.  The NBA commissioner came down with the punishment and I'm glad that he did.  The $2.5 million fine is just a drop in the bucket, but it's the most that the NBA could take from him.  I wasn't sure that the punishment would be this drastic.  I only hoped that it would.  So I'm happy with the results.  This is only the beginning of this process.  I guarantee that Donald Sterling is not going to give up ownership of his franchise easily.  The owners will vote him out, but it won't end there.  But Adam Silver has done a stellar job so far.  This was the first big decision that he had to make as the new commissioner.  A lifetime ban was a good call.  That way he won't have to worry about who shows up at "his" games anymore.  Well he'll have total control over who comes to his house to watch the games.  The worst part about everything is that it took away from what has been extremely exciting playoff games.  We have been talking about this situation all weekend.  Seven overtime games.  Only two series that haven't been competitive.  This is what is more important than a known racist outing himself.  I don't know that Adam Silver is going to be a great commissioner.  He hasn't even been in the position ninety days yet.  But this was a bold statement that he made and it was the right one.  An owner just cannot make statements like this.  I don't care that he was raised that way.  That's an excuse that only holds weight for so long.  As an adult, you get to decide how you feel about certain things.  I understand the time that he was raised in, but his mentality should have changed by now.  That works both ways too.  There are people who still hold the same attitudes from the Civil Rights on both sides, Black and White.  It's obvious that that type of attitude will not be tolerated from someone in such a powerful position.  For one day, I'll be a Clippers fan.  But Blake Griffin still sucks, sadly.