I was just kidding (somewhat) with the LeBron comment, but it's not a good look to have an owner do that to a player. It's one thing to heckle and troll like Drake, but it's another thing to physically interfere unprovoked. In addition, it was the vitriol with which he acted which they needed to come down hard. Silver does want a good relationship with his players though, so that's definitely part of it. I'm sure a guy like this is an easy one to make an example of because the league doesn't need him.
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