not fit to be owner of a team. if that s not the case, then we need to have ongoing discussions because we as players, we have character clauses in our agreements. we ve got to make sure there s two-way accountability. certainly owners need to be held to the same standard. as you know, rachel, the commissioner can only do what his boss, the owners, of the nba teams, allow him to do. what can the nba do right now to punish sterling? well, it s a little bit complicated because the constitution that governs those things inside the workings of the nba ownership agreements, those aren t public, those are private documents. we do know that it would probably be very hard for adam silver to force donald sterling out, to force him to sell. however, he does have fines available to hip, suspensions available to him, he could ostensibly suspend him indefinitely from day-to-day operations of the team, and the idea would be to make it so uncomfortable for him and to have sponsors not contribute,
and he s got to do something that s very decisive. and he goes as far as he can possibly take it. it s got to make a statement. and ultimately for us, as players, we want to make sure is there something within his powers that allows him to say this owner is not fit to be an owner of the team. if that s not the case then we need to have ongoing discussions. because we as players, we have character clauses in our agreements. we got to make sure there s two-way accountability and certain the owners should be held to the same standard. you look outside the league, it should obviously have broader cultural implications. so you look at that next context. the naacp was going to give this guy a lifetime achievement award. what does that mean if that supposedly wasn t a secret about this man s character. politically, you re the mayor in sacramento, is there something politically that can be done