When Donald Sterling’s racist rants were leaked to TMZ in April 2014, the Clippers were right in the middle of a first-round playoff series with the Warriors. The days leading up to Game 4 were chaotic — players had to make a decision on how to respond to the team owner’s deplorable comments. Those events […]
Donald Sterling's White parties, explained: Blake Griffin, others describe ex-Clippers owner's Malibu gatherings
Donald Sterling, the disgraced former owner of the LA Clippers, goes under the microscope in “Clipped,” FX’s new series that chronicles the scandal that led to Sterling’s lifetime ban from the NBA. While the league swiftly banned Sterling for a racist tirade in 2014, his negative reputation stems from several scandals and questionable choices made […]
Meet the full cast of Clipped, from Donald Sterling actor to Doc Rivers and Clippers players
The story of dysfunctional Clippers owner Donald Sterling is set to air when “Clipped” hits Hulu on June 4. The six-part series will dramatize one of the most controversial moments in NBA history, highlighting the actions that led to Sterling’s lifetime ban from the league for making racist remarks that were caught on tape. The […]
Where is Donald Sterling now? Timeline of disgraced Clippers owner from 2014 scandal to today
Donald Sterling’s career as an NBA governor came to a sudden end in 2014 when he was barred from professional basketball’s top-flight division for life after audio emerged of Sterling making racist comments to his then-mistress, V. Stiviano. Sterling’s professional career as a whole continued, however, much to the chagrin of those whom he dehumanized. […]
Why is Donald Sterling banned from the NBA? Explaining the racist comments caught on tape in 2014 scandal
In 2014, then-Clippers governor Donald Sterling was at the center of a scandal that sent shockwaves throughout the world of sports. As the 3-seed Clippers began their pursuit of an NBA title, audio surfaced of Sterling making racist comments about Black people attending games in Los Angeles. Given the nature and timing of his comments, […]