okay? so magic johnson and other nba standouts are now calling for sterling to leave the nba, whether he leaves or whether he is forced to leave the nba. i can tell you this, the nba has just come out with another statement and it s effectively a statement about logistics. the nba plans to hold a news conference tomorrow to make is announcement about its investigation involving clippers owner donald sterling. they say additional details will be announced. glad to bring in sunny hostin, our cnn legal analyst. alongside her, sports agent lee steinberg, the real-life jerry maguire, a guy who knows a thing or two about the business and also the legends in sports. so, lee, i want to begin with you. legally speaking, you think about the documents that actually outline the protocols for the nba. is this an easy case? is this something that the nba can do like that?
check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. racist raunchy comments per ported to be those of donald sterling. the owner of the l.a. clippers basketball team. sending absolute shockwaves through the nba and, let s face it, pretty much well beyond. and this just in. one of the sponsors of the clippers is dumping the team. it s car max. car max issued this statement. car max finds the statements attributed to the clippers own completely unacceptable. these views directly conflict with car max s culture of respect for all individuals while we support the team, the
instagrams, you don t have to have yourself walking with black people. coming up, going to talk to you off-the-record. i have something additional to say about donald sterling getting caught in the act. i have a message for reverend al sharpton, so stick around.
paula. and i would hope that, frankly, donald sterling will listen to this. maybe there s a point right now where he can decide it s time for him to come out of the nba. maybe it s time for him to say to the commissioner, rather than prolong this any more and rather than damage the clippers any more, let him sell the team and let him make the immense profit that he can make and just go sit down. because i think right now having him as a member of the board of governors of the nba and having him be the top clipper is an embarrassment not only to the league but to people everywhere. you know, the two of you both being african-american and weighing in on this topic and me throwing in the misogyny just for good measure. go to thesmokinggun.com, have a read of some of the deposition pages. what he said about another mistress that was being sued to
all right. the continued fallout over the recorded alleged comments of the l.a. clippers owner don sterling. so what does happen next? if indeed sterling said these offensive things, should he stay? should he apologize or leave the league al together and how is this controversy potentially affecting the team which is right now in the playoffs. let s talk more about this with mlb.com columnist and cnn.com sports contributor terrance moore. i ve been a sports commentator for nearly 40 years. you hear these things behind the scenes. he s the only guy that s been caught doing this and now that he s been caught it s going to unravel a bunch of things. here s something that needs to be said.