this is "nightline." >> tonight standing by her man. donald sterling's wife claims the sports team owner is not a racist. we have explosive, exclusive new video of her. and allegations she too may have made troubling comments about race. now who will buy the los angeles clippers? well, how about oprah? she says she is interested. plus from pitching ads in "mad men." >> everybody else's tobacco is poisonous. >> to pitching a pitcher in "million dollar arm." superstar john hamm and the

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good evening. thank you for joining us. explosive recordings of a racist rant could be the downfall of nba owner and one of the richest men in l.a. donald sterling. and tonight we have exclusive video allegedly of his wife. as claims surface that she too may have made racist comments in the past. here is abc's ryan smith. >> are you a racist mr. sterling? >> of course not. >> reporter: one of his only defenders. >> are you a racist? >> forget it, it is not true. >> shelley sterling, wife of billionaire donald sterling whose rants caught on tape shocked america. >> if you want to broadcast that you are associating with black people. >> reporter: and may have cost him the thing he loved the most.

>> i am banning mr. sterling for life. >> reporter: today court documents reveal mr. sterling isn't the only accused racist in the family. this from one of their tenants. i asked her would you reduce the rent. and she said, who do you think you are, you black -- in court motions for a lawsuit, tenants and employees describe mrs. sterling as making offensive comments as she entered their apartments. mrs. sterling denies the allegation. a property manager said mrs. sterling commented that hispanic tenants were filthy. >> in sworn testimony, sterling would say, black people stunk attracted vermin, and mexicans sat around and drank all way. it was old school visceral like 19th century sort of racism. things that jump off the page when you looked at them and said my goodness. >> did you take a picture of this too? >> one of the tenants backed that up with what he says is

video proof. >> from the health department? >> yes, sir. >> okay. >> meet mrs. sterling. in video exclusive obtained by abc news, allegedly posing as a health inspector to gain illegal access to apartments. >> they tried to do to get their african-american and latino tenants out of the building. all came out on a day the clippers were freeing to put it behind them. out from the shadow of their controversial owner, the clippers the hottest prompt in pro sports. a glamorous list of big names buzzed about as their next owner. oprah winfrey today saying she is in discussions with music mogul david geffen and larry ellison to make a joint bid for the clippers. >> oprah. just yesterday, she said she wasn't interested. >> any chance you would buy the clippers? >> no. i won't be buying the clippers. but i hear magic johnson might be. did you hear that? >> magic johnson denies he wants the team.

but yesterday, championship boxer floyd mayweather jr. said he does. >> do we want to buy the clippers, yes we do. we are very, very interested in buying the clippers. >> reporter: one potential owner mrs. sterling herself. just yesterday the nba commissioner was supportive. >> this ruling applies specifically to donald sterling and donald sterling's conduct only. >> doc rivers was also supportive. >> she didn't do anything wrong either. and -- you, you, you have compassion for her. >> now doc rivers says she feels bad for her. no, no, no. they aper pear to be cut from t same cloth on this issue. awe from the health department? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: today's revelations may change all that. once people get a broader idea how involved she was in sterling's activities. i see no ware possible she could own the clippers. >> reporter: court documents reveal this from summer davenport, a former sterling employee. quote the purpose off nou annoi

mrs. sterling was to gain entry into the tenant uniits to determine which tenants she would look to evict. before any sale, 75% of nba team owners must vote to force disgraced clippers boss donald sterling to sell. earlier this week, dallas maverick's owner mark cuban raised concerns. >> if we are taking something some body said in their homes and frying to tutrying to turn something that lead you to devest a property in any way, shape or form, that's not the united states of america. >> yesterday, cuban tweeted his support of the nba decision to b ban. sterling. today, abc news called all 29 owners to ask how they would vote, only one of them, of the sacramento kings said he would vote to oust sterling. >> these teams really belong to the fans and to the players.

we owners are simply custodians. so i fully expect commissioner silver will get sat part he seeks. >> today, lebron james, basketball's biggest star turned up the pressure on the owners. >> no matter how long it takes or how much money it costs, we need to get him out of there you. know who ever is associated with him doesn't belong in our league. >> the nba hasn't announced when the big vote will happen. >> how do you think the owners will volte, will they dwiquick out of the league? >> we are anticipating it will be unanimous. all we need is 3/4 to vote in favor of booting him out. >> sterling has been in seclusion. and v.stiviano, also heard on the tape last night had bizarre comments of her own. >> one day i will become president of the united states of america, and i will change the legislation. >> reporter: at another point she roller skates away from reporters. i'm ryan smith for "nightline,"

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in million dollar arm, john hamm plays an agent hunting for a baseball star in a land where few play the sport. what he found, men with no experience in the game, just raw talent. here's abc's bob woodruff with the incredible real-life story.

♪ ♪ >> reporter: on tv john hamm plays a clever ad man who can fool people into thinking cigarettes aren't so bad. >> no, everybody else's tobacco is poisonous. lucky strikes is toasted. >> i'm j.b. bernstein, i'm a sports agent. >> reporter: in his new movie. >> it's call million dollar arm. >> reporter: a smooth talking sports agent making his wildest pitch yet. >> we fine the first major league baseball player from india. >> we can't train somebody who never picked up a baseball, it's insane. >> reporter: it does seem a bit mad even for don draper. this time the fantasy is real. and the crazy dream it came true. >> it is just a very interesting story for me. especially as someone who gets to play, maybe not the most wholesome person on the planet, six months out of the year. >> reporter: this is the man he plays, the real-life, j.b.

bernstein. the sports agent who set out to find major league baseball pitchers in a world where all they know is cricket. >> literally over 100 million men all grow up playing cricket. >> reporter: his idea, create an american idol like contest to find the fastest, most accurate. well come to the million dollar arm. there had to be natural ability. just look in the united states. pro sports. wouldn't change roger lemens natural ability. doing something else there is no baseball. >> reporter: sure enough he found two men that beat out 37,000 other contestants. and now they're improbable journey is playing out on the big screen. >> i'm j.b. burnstein. >> as john hamm takes on his first major movie role since "mad men." >> did you play a role in getting john hamm to play you in this movie? >> wow, because the resemblance

is so striking. >> well, yeah. you are beth handsome men. >> we can deliver to major league baseball, the first indian ball player. >> it turns out the two best pitchers in all of india were not cricket players, they were javelin throwers. one had a very bizarre move. >> is the flamingo true. did they do the flamingo? >> he did. >> the first time he threw a baseball in his life. he stood there for 30 seconds, frozen. >> is he going to throw? >> i have no idea. >> just like in the movie, stood there. we are all, what its this guy doing. he lets it go. oh, my god. >> is that right. 82. with that motion is it possible. >> as j.b. was seeing dollar signs. professional base ball wasn't buying it. >> this maze jr. league base ball, not a social expeerment. >> they're not ready for this pressure. >> reporter: in their first

tryout before major league scouts -- the boys blew it. >> these kids. they're my last best shot. >> what the -- >> he forms a connection with the two kids and realizes he is affecting their lives, not always positively. becomes much more of a father figure than to the boys. >> j.b. refuses to give up. he gets the boys a second chance. when i was on set in india, it was emotional. because the the script is so close to real life. awe. >> a very powerful pitch. everybody's dream came true with that first pitch, basically. >> 93. >> oh, yes! >> so weird to speech it being filmed. with people who are not us. >> reporter: you try not to give any more of the movie away, but obviously there is a happy

ending. because in real life, nash went on to sign with the pittsburgh pirates. stand still hoping to play with the pirates' top team one day. and this past summer they were to gaets again for the first time in more than a year. meeting up with the actors who play them. patal from "slum dog millionaire" and from "life of pi." >> yeah, that will teach him how to pitch badly. then teach him how to -- and he was there in india too, training the actors on location. he took a break from filming to fly with me become to his tiny village in a region of india. and saw firsthand how america's pastime has changed his life. >> this is my mom. >> hi. >> reporter: i got to meet his

mother. and very large family. do you understand baseball? >> he doesn't. not at all. >> ha-ha. >> that's pretty good. >> when the movie comes out is your life going to change? >> yes, sir. i get money from there, you know. good money. >> may not sound a lot to westerners. but to his family it means a lot. something they never had before. he was able to buy extra land to farm. he was able to measurably change their life forever. >> life is much different now for j.b. as well. itch the million dollar arm hadn't come along, i could have coasted. thinking i was blissfully happy, not realizing this world that was out there. i have never gotten more from clients i have made less than. they changed my life.

the bob woodruff, india. >> great story. and "million dollar arm" brought to you by our parent company, disney. the next, the author of "gone girl" tells us about inspiration for the best-seller and why the movie may have a shocking alternate ending.

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millions of people stayed awake deep into the night or canceled lunch plans or walked into trees because they couldn't put down "gone girl" a gripping thriller being made into a hotly anticipated film. amy robach sat down with the author for an inside look of the making of one of the most talked about stories of the year. >> reporter: the literary phenomenon that sold over 6 million copies and landed on "the new york times" best-sellers list for 80 straight weeks. and "gone girl" a dark thriller that has fans lining up two years after its release. people have really strong feelings about both of the main characters.

amy and nick. how does a nice midwestern girl like you, come up with such devious people? >> it was pretty fun. >> the can't put it down page turn ter, examines the murkier side of marriage. ironic since the author is happily married with a young son and baby number two on the way. >> reporter: you were a newlywed at the time of writing this. how did that go over with your husband? >> do i need to worry? i needed to be careful if i had an argue not to go straight down stairs. excuse me one moment. >> reporter: the book was so buzzy reese witherspoon snapped up the movie rights. >> ate not good enough for you? >> reporter: the mean character played by ben affleck, the trailer went viral when it was release ad a couple weeks age wt an amazing thing. you have ben affleck playing nick. has to be a dream come true? >> it was really wild.

first the book did better than anyone thought. became this cool thing. i was like that's great. that's enough. >> reporter: now you have a screen play. >> then the movie happened. >> reporter: i have heard rumors that the ending may not be the same as the book, is there any truth to that? >> will i cannot give away in good conscience, gave way the ending of the movie, it's, it is, i wrote the screen play, so it was in good hands. people i think were worried that it would turn into, you know, a musical or something. the film of the summer. it's still just as dark. >> reporter: love it or hate it, the book's fans are intensely divided, some more outspoken than others. >> some are really very happy to tell me at book signings, slam it down, i hated the ending. i was look what did you want to happen? people that like it really like it. it's not something that you feel moderately about i guess. >> reporter: it was your ending.

>> my ending. the kind of ending i love. i like the ending. >> reporter: it has been a remarkable journey for flynn, laid off as a writer for entertainment weekly in 2008. a few years later, "gone girl" on the cover of the same magazine. >> it was look i am back. >> reporter: bigger than ever. >> wish i could have told myself four years ago that, get this. like, i know. flu right now, four years from now, a movie based on a book you have yet to write. >> gone girl is in paperback. like low ly to reach a whole ne audience. must be exciting as an author. >> so exciting. when it goes in the world and takes on its own life. for "nightline," amy robach in new york. >> paperback edition of "gone girl" is now available. thank you for joining us. and "world news now" is coming up. tune tine "good morning america" tomorrow. as always, we are online at abcnews.com. good night.