Corporate Sponsors End Ties to the Clippers

Sponsors are beginning to respond today to the racism scandal surrounding Los Angeles Clipper owner Donald Sterling. NBA officials are preparing to hold a press conference to address the situation on Tuesday afternoon, and it seems doubtful—given the sponsor exodus—that the league will do anything to help exculpate Sterling.

In just the first business day since the release of an audio recording of Sterling telling his then-girlfriend to avoid publicizing her associations with black people, several sponsors have already dropped the team. Below are collected sponsor statements. It is worth noting that the companies are careful to distinguish between relationships with the team and any of its players.