In his first big task as the NBA commissioner, Adam Silver came down hard on LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling by banning him for life from the league and fining him $2.5 million, the most allowed. According to Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, the punishment would have been less severe if Sterling were an owner in the NFL.
Time via CBS Sports:
“No I don’t [believe there would be a lifetime ban]. Because we have an NFL team called the Redskins,” Sherman said. “I don’t think the NFL really is as concerned as they show. The NFL is more of a bottom-line league. If it doesn’t affect their bottom line, they’re not as concerned.”
Sherman also said he hopes the Sterling situation restarts talks into changing the Redskins name.
“I would hope it would help. It’d help reinitiate the conversation. And at least there would be another discussion,” Sherman said. “You know, I think the discussion has stopped. And the public has just accepted it. And I think there should be more conversations. But it is what it is.”
