Can The NBA Sell The Clippers Out From Under The Sterlings?
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At this point, most of America knows that Donald Sterling (1) owns the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team and (2) was recorded saying incredibly stupid, racist things about African-Americans in general and Magic Johnson in particular. TMZ posted the recorded conversation on Friday, April 25. Over the weekend, while the NBA continued its playoffs, there was a tidal wave of outrage among players, fans (linked by social media) and the press. By Tuesday, April 29, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that (1) Donald Sterling was banned for life from the NBA and (2) he was asking the owners of the other 29 NBA teams to terminate Sterling's ownership of the Clippers. Sterling's estranged wife, Shelly Sterling, has announced that she will fight to keep her "co-ownership" of the Clippers.
Can The NBA Sell The Clippers Out From Under The Sterlings?
Can The NBA Sell The Clippers Out From Under…
Can The NBA Sell The Clippers Out From Under The Sterlings?
At this point, most of America knows that Donald Sterling (1) owns the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team and (2) was recorded saying incredibly stupid, racist things about African-Americans in general and Magic Johnson in particular. TMZ posted the recorded conversation on Friday, April 25. Over the weekend, while the NBA continued its playoffs, there was a tidal wave of outrage among players, fans (linked by social media) and the press. By Tuesday, April 29, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that (1) Donald Sterling was banned for life from the NBA and (2) he was asking the owners of the other 29 NBA teams to terminate Sterling's ownership of the Clippers. Sterling's estranged wife, Shelly Sterling, has announced that she will fight to keep her "co-ownership" of the Clippers.