There is an argument to be made that Robert Sarver's actions were equal or worse than Donald Sterling's. But Sarver never felt the public scrutiny that Sterling did, writes JeffZillgitt.
Silver also reconfirmed that he works for the owners, just as every pro sports commissioner does. Sure, commissioners have a way of twisting arms to get what they think is best for a league, such as an in-season tournament and draft lottery reform.
And even if Silver started the process, owners have to vote on it, and like a good politician trying to get colleagues to go one way on a bill, Silver needs to know the results before he brings it up for a vote. Owners don't want to be involved in the messy process of removing another owner. You may not like that, but that's reality.
Remember the report was written by lawyers for lawyers, and Silver acknowledged, “that’s in some ways a legal distinction. I interpret their report to be saying that ‘we are not able to conclude, based on the context of those statements.’ … I understand the inference that can be drawn from those things, but they ultimately found there was insufficient evidence to make those findings.”
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