Nba games or practices. He may not be present at any clippers facility and he may not participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. Good evening from new york. Nba commissioner adam silver, relatively new to the job, made that remarkable announcement today that he was banning l. A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life after the league confirmed it was him on tapes that were made public in which sterling makes a slew of oh racist comments to his then girlfriend. We have word the clippers will old a pregame News Conference in this hour during which they will address todays news for the first time as a team. Well bring it to you live. In a moment well talk to bill maher about the news. Earlier, commissioner silver made it clear that the sterlings comments have to no place in the nba. The views expressed are deeply offensive and harmful. That they came from an nba owner heightens the daniel and my personal outrage. As for mr. Sterlings ownership are inter
That remarkable announcement today that he was banning l. A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life after the league confirmed it was him on tapes that were made public in which sterling makes a slew of oh racist comments to his then girlfriend. We have word the clippers will old a pe game News Conference in this hour during which they will address todays news for the first time as a team. Well bring it to you live. In a moment well talk to bill maher about the news. Earlier, commissioner silver made it clear that the sterlings comments have to no place in the nba. The views expressed are deeply offensive and harmful. That they came from an nba owner heightens the daniel and my personal outrage. As for mr. Sterlings ownership are interest in the clippers, i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team and are will do everything in my power to ensure that happens. In an era where people with power and wealth seem to face no accountability for m
Address todays news for the first time as a team. Well bring it to you live. In a moment well talk to bill maher about the news. Earlier, commissioner silver made it clear that the sterlings comments have to no place in the nba. The views expressed are deeply offensive and harmful. That they came from an nba owner heightens the daniel and my personal outrage. As for mr. Sterlings ownership are interest in the clippers, i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team and are will do everything in my power to ensure that happens. In an era where people with power and wealth seem to face no accountability for misdeeds silvers actions were applauded by the players, particularly the de facto leader of nba players in this matter, sacramento mayor and former nba allstar, kevin johnson. These events remind all of us that hatred and bigotry are far from over. I hope that every bigot in this country sees what happened to mr. Sterling and if he can fall, s