Yeah. If you couldn't afford the Constitution, how are you going to afford an NBA team?
Just following the HN guideline: "please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize." from https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html with a minor change to the original title to fit length restrictions.
Not sure if the NPR headline writers understood the DAO difference or just wanted to generate more interest in the story.