Donald Sterling Seeks to Force Commissioner’s Hand

Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling has indicated that he won’t pay the $2.5 million fine levied on him by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver as punishment for his racist remarks. Now we get to see what kind of backbone the new commissioner really has because Sterling isn’t going away quietly.

This is an extremely messy situation for a commissioner to have to deal with in his inaugural year at the position but after serving so many years under David Stern, Silver should be prepared to go toe-to-toe with the Clippers’ enigmatic owner.

Spurs $250k fine was about TV ratings

NBA commissioner David Stern knows that the San Antonio Spurs are an old team. He also knows that head coach Gregg Popovich will rest his aging starters from time to time.

Stern even admitted as much by saying that he has no problem with teams resting their starters. But when it comes to the Spurs playing in a nationally televised game, he expects all the stars to be playing.

Derek Fisher released for a second time this season?

The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t want him and traded him to the Houston Rockets. The Rockets didn’t want him either and bought out his contract allowing him to sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And now the National Basketball Players Association’s executive committee is asking Derek Fisher to step down.