Nobody that I know thinks he will go quietly , but contrary to all the "legal experts", who are of course rooting for Sterling to go all APE-@#$$(so they can talk on tv ) how are you gonna MAKE the NBA let him run the team...after a lifetime ban....can ANYBODY find ONE SINGLE TIME...IN ALL OF HISTORY...that a court ruled against a major sports leagues lifetime ban?
Not a court, but I think the league itself has retracted or lifted VERY VERY FEW lifetime bans.
Here is an interesting article i found though
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/05/professional_sports_scandals_a.html