Which is totally relevant, because the NBA is a business.  When you are in a business with 29 other owners, and they all want you out, it is going to happen.   
  
If he was in a government position it would probably be much harder to boot him. 
  
Edit:  This totally made me flash to Will Farrel in Semi-Pro 
  
Didn't say it wasn't, just puts all the "outrage" and "disgust" into perspective.