Now -- with the longtime owner of a top team alleged to have made racist remarks in a recorded conversation posted on a celebrity-focused website -- Silver is stepping down a new road . John Sterling has never been disciplined by the NBA . Only one owner of any of the league 's member teams has ever been suspended . The NBA commissioner says he will conduct a quick investigation . Sterling has n't commented publicly on recording of racist remarks supposedly by him .
John Sterling has never been disciplined by the NBA . Only one owner of any of the league 's member teams has ever been suspended . The NBA commissioner says he will conduct a quick investigation . Sterling has n't commented publicly on recording of racist remarks supposedly by him .