NBA Bans Clippers Owner Sterling for Life for Racist Remarks
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The National Basketball Association banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million for making racist remarks, the first time an owner was suspended in 14 years.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, speaking at a news conference in New York, said that he would urge the NBA board of governors to force a sale of the team. Silver said he expects to get support of 75 percent of the 30 owners needed to force a sale.