Exactly what provision of the franchise agreement did he violate.
There is probably a proviso that says if an owner does something that hurts the value of either the franchise or league he can be terminated as owner.
At the time, sponsors were dropping support for the clippers and other teams.
I don’t know. But this is being portrayed as a property rights issue when franchise law applies. Franchise law is governed by the Franchise Agreement. That is all the judge or arbitrator concerns himself with.
Very different.