Nba Bans Clippers Owner

Sterling is an american attorney and businessman who was the owner of the los angeles clippers professional basketball franchise of the national basketball association from 1981 to 2014.

Nba bans clippers owner. New york reuters the nba banned los angeles clippers owner donald sterling from professional basketball for life on tuesday and fined him 2 5 million in an unprecedented rebuke for racist comments that drew outrage from players fans commercial sponsors and even president barack obama. New york los angeles clippers owner donald sterling has been banned for life by the nba in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. In may sterling s wife shelly reached an agreement for the sterling family trust to sell the clippers for 2 billion to steve ballmer.

Nba bans clippers owner sterling for life for racist remarks clippers backing. The nba has banned los angeles clippers owner donald sterling for life and fined him 2 5 million for racial comments he made. Sterling was recorded after a woman who accompanied him to clippers games posted a photo to instagram.

D onald sterling the los angeles clippers owner who has been at the center of a national firestorm since a recording emerged last week depicting him making racist comments was punished tuesday. By scott malone and larry fine new york reuters the national basketball association banned los angeles clippers owner donald sterling from the game for life on tuesday and fined him 2 5. Nba commissioner bans clippers owner sterling pushes to force a sale of team by greg botelho matt smith and ashley fantz cnn updated 0229 gmt 1029 hkt april 30 2014.

Los angeles clippers owner donald sterling has been banned for life from the nba and fined 2 5 million following an investigation into alleged racist comments he made over the phone to his. In april 2014 sterling was banned from the nba for life and fined 2 5 million by the league after private recordings of him making racist comments were made public.