2014-04-30, 10:33 AM
The neat thing about the first amendment is that all it says that it can't become illegal for someone to say something. The government can't make it a crime to be racist. But other organizations that aren't the government are allowed to say and do anything they like in retaliation. It's been that way since the beginning. Hell, the same thing happens on this very forum. It's against the rules to bash forums here. I'm not allowed to say "X forum is awful and dumb just because it is," and if I say it enough times I'd be banned. That's not restricting my free speech, though, I can still spout my 'forums racism' on other forums or on twitter or just yell it in a public place or in my backyard or whatever and not pay a fine to the government or go to jail.
Being racist isn't a crime. That doesn't mean it can't be against the NBA's rules.
Being racist isn't a crime. That doesn't mean it can't be against the NBA's rules.