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Litigation

May 10, 2014

Sterling and NBA will likely have to confront a range of legal obstacles, experts say

For the Los Angeles Clippers owner, obstacles include language in the NBA constitution that gives the league latitude in ousting owners, as well as ethics clauses in contracts he reportedly signed.


By Chase Scheinbaum


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In the days following Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling's lifetime ban from the team and the National Basketball Association, the billionaire's specific legal strategy is still unclear.


But Sterling and the NBA will likely have to confront a range of obstacles going forward. For Sterling, that is language in the NBA constitution that gives the league latitude in ousting owners, a...

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