Adam Silver bans Sterling for life
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reads a statement during a news conference, in New York, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Silver announced that he is banning Los Angeles Clipper owner Donald Sterling for life from the Clippers organization, in response to racist comments the league says he made in an audio recording. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference in New York
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Sacramento Mayor Johnson, working on behalf of the National Basketball Players Association, addresses a news conference outside City Hall
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Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti speaks as retired basketball star Abdul-Jabbar and Sacramento Mayor Johnson stand by at a news conference outside City Hall
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Sacramento, Calif., Mayor Kevin Johnson, center, and Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar embrace during a news conference outside City Hall in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 29, 2014, after Johnson's comments on the decision by NBA commissioner Adam Silver to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from basketball for life in response to racist comments the league says Sterling made in a recorded conversation. Former NBA player Luke Walton applauds at rear right rear. (AP Photo)
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Sacramento Mayor Johnson, working on behalf of the National Basketball Players Association, speaks as Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti and retired basketball star Abdul-Jabbar look on at a news conference outside City Hall
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Journalists wait for NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to address a news conference in New York, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Silver announced that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the league in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Journalists wait for NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to address a news conference in New York, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Silver announced that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the league in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, walks away after a news conference in New York, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Silver announced that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the league in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference in New York
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference in New York
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference in New York
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The NBA has banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million for racial comments he made to his reported girlfriend. The NBA will immediately begin working to try to force him to sell the team.
— Adrian Wojnarowski