Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers,
could be suspended indefinitely and fined on Tuesday for allegedly
making racist remarks, amid calls from some fellow NBA owners for the
league to find a way to kick him out altogether.
The
NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, is due to make an announcement at a 2pm
news conference in Manhattan about the first findings of the basketball
league’s inquiry into a leaked recording of Sterling allegedly asking
his mistress to stop bringing black guests to Clippers games.
Silver
is believed to have the authority under the NBA’s undisclosed
constitution to suspend Sterling – leaving him barred from attending any
Clippers games or official functions – and fine him $1m (£600,000) for
making a statement “prejudicial or detrimental to the best interests of
basketball”.
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