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Something about he doesn't have a right to own a team. Geez bud, I tried to compliment you for your honesty and you have a cow. WTF
He has the right to "own a team" in the same way John in New York has a right to "Work at McDonalds".
He's able to do so. But the corporation is under no obligation to hire either of them, or keep either of them employed, unless it's some part of binding contract.
Sterling owned a Franchise within a larger business. As part of his agreement governing his ownership of said franchise, he agreed that he could be removed from owning that portion of the larger business if a percentage of his business partners voted in a particular way.
He does not have a "right" to be exempt from his businesses rules and regulations. No more than an employee that a boss wants to fire has a "right" to be exempt from his businesses rules and regulations.
Donald Sterling was the owner of the Clippers, but the Clippers were one of 30 franchises under the overall business of the National Basketball Association.