MARK CUBAN HAS IT RIGHT; YOU DON'T TRY TO TAKE HIS FRANCHISE AWAY.
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Several owners expressed deep concern over Sterling's comments while Mark Cuban, owner of the Mavericks, also raised the issue of the potential precedent that could be set by forcing Sterling to leave the league. "I think there's a constitution for a reason, right? Because this is a very slippery slope," Cuban said before Game 4 of the Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs series. "What Donald said was wrong. It was abhorrent. There's no place for racism in the NBA, any business I'm associated with, and I don't want to be associated with people who have that position. "But at the same time, that's a decision I make. I think you've got to be very, very careful when you start making blanket statements about what people say and think, as opposed to what they do. It's a very, very slippery slope. "Again, there's no excuse for his positions. There's no excuse for what he said. There's no excuse for anybody to support racism. There's no place for it in our league, but there's a very, very, very slippery slope." Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling attends the NBA playoff game between the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors, April 21, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said April 26 that the NBA is investigating Sterling for alleged racist comments. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECKROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images ROBYN BECK/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Clippers owner Donald Sterling finds out his fate on Tuesday afternoon. He said he believes the league constitution will limit that to a fine and suspension. "In this country, people are allowed to be morons," Cuban said. "They're allowed to be stupid. They're allowed to think idiotic thoughts. ... Within an organization like the NBA, we try to do what's in the best interest of the league and that's why we have a commissioner and a constitution and I think Adam will be smart and deal with Donald with the full extent available. But, again, if you're saying a blanket, 'Let's kick him out?' I don't want to go that far because it's not about Donald, it's not about his position, it's about his mess - and what are we going to make a decision on? Cuban called it "damn scary" to consider removing somebody from the NBA because of their private thoughts. "In no uncertain terms am I supporting what Donald Sterling said, or his position," Cuban said. "He's obviously racist, he's obviously bigoted. And in this day and age when you're in the public eye, you've got to be damn careful - if that's your position and that's unfortunately where you're at - you better be damn careful what you say, even in the privacy of your own home. LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 25: Phil Jackson and Jeanie Buss pose for a photo before a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks at STAPLES Center on March 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) ANDREW D. BERNSTEIN/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, who is also engaged to Knicks president Phil Jackson, expresses full confidence in NBA commish Adam Silver to handle the Donald Sterling mess. "But regardless of your background, regardless of the history they have, if we're taking something somebody said in their home and we're trying to turn it into something that leads to you being forced to divest property in any way, shape or form, that's not the United States of America. I don't want to be part of that." Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/mark-cuban-slams-sterling-bigot-favor-booting-clips-owner-article-1.1772540#ixzz30IrxFY62