it's car max. car max issued this statement.attributed to the clippers own completely unacceptable. these views directly conflict with car max's culture of respect for all individuals while we support the team, the fans and community, these statements necessitate that car max end its sponsorship. end of statement. all of this started after tmz released a recording on which you can hear comments about black people. also, the berating of magic johnson. it allegedly has sterling complaining that his girlfriend should not have posted this photograph of her, along with magic johnson, on her instagram account. >> he happens to be black and i'm sorry. >> i think it's nice that you admire him. i know him well and he should be admired. and i'm just saying that it's too bad you can't admire him privately. and during your entire [ bleep ] life, your whole life, admire him, bring him here, feed him, [ bleep ] him, i don't care. you can do anything. but don't put him on instagram so the world has to see it they have to call me. and don't bri

. >> they include car max, virgin america, state farm, kia motors, corona, red bull and more. mary bruce has the latest. >> this is the worst kind of intolerance and ignorance. and it does not represent the nba. >> outrage after the alleged racist rant from l.a. clippers owner donald sterling. >> it bothers me you want to broadcast you're associating with black people. >> the long time team owner is allegedly heard lashing out at his former lover for this photo taken with magic johnson. >> you can do anything but don't broadcast for the world to have to see to have to call me. don't bring them into my games, okay? >> the nba promised a swift investigation but the fall out is underway. today, several big name sponsors including aik and car max announced they're receivering ties with the clipper. the naacp announced it's scrapping plans to honor sterling with a lifetime achievement award. calls are mounting for sterling to give up the team >> he shouldn't own a team he should say i don't want to own a team anymore. >> the clippers suggest the release was an act of revenge claimi

state farm insurance, car max, kia, who has a contract with one of the clippers superstar. redbull monday a fe among the f. this does not affect just the team but others, and many fear they may be next. >> this is what adam silver has to do in terms of a hefty fine and suspension. adam sterling bought this team at $20 million. and forbes has it worth $700 million. from my understanding donald sterile willing file an antitrust lawsuit saying that the owners forced him out to sell at a lower applies. >> if anything can be said about donald sterling. it is that easil he is litaojo . >> and he was a prior to being an team owner, he was a lawyer. >> we want to you live to what hmagic johnson had to say about those tapes. >> he shouldn't own a team any more. he should stand up and say i don't want to own a team any more. especially when you have african-americans renting his apartments, come together games, and playing for him, and coach forgive him. this is bad for everybody. this is bad for america. i'm upset about it. >> we heard from mark cuban from the dallas cowboys. >> in

car max, virgin america airline, state farm, red bull, sprint, amtrak, kia, and the chumash casino resortthat's just two day. who knows what day three, four, five and beyond will bring. cnn's business correspondent christine romans is the person to ask. this is a i want to say partial list now, because people have a lot work to do before they make big decisions. work with me on just this big 12. what does this mean? >> they don't want the brand association with the owner of the clippers. many of these companies have said they support the clippers. they support the players. they don't support the words of the owner. so it's pressure on the owner. a lot of these are sponsorships and it's money already paid, by the way. for things like having your car at a game, for having banners, your logo on t-shirts. the big money, the big money is in the tv broadcast. >> i want to get there in a second, but let me ask, all of those -- that may be very noble. they may have to pony up anyway. these people signed contracts, right? >> yes, many have said they're suspending their relationship. if he were to

car max, require gin america, the airline, and state farm the insurance giant. paula madison, when something like this happens in 2014, can you just lay low and wait for it to blow over before you show your hand, or is this the kind of thing that the state farm is a major sponsor because they use a clipper star as their principle spokesman. do you stand up and see where you land on this thing? >> i think what we're looking at right now is in many ways an unfortunate repeat of what don imus referred to the rutgers women's basketball team back in 2007. i think in order to save the value of the clippers, i think in order to keep the fans of the clippers and not damage the nba's reputation any more, donald sterling should consider selling this team. i have no idea, but if he bought the team at $20 million, and it's considered to be worth $300 million. moment ago they were in contention to a championship. one could argue that his actions would weaken their chances. he should consider contacting the league and saying help me find a buyer for this team, and it's probab

virgin america, state farm, kia, car max, they've been a sponsor for nine years. they're saying the remarks are just unacceptable and there could be more companies to follow these four to pull their sponsorships, and all because of the audio recordings which were leaked friday by tmz. here is a short excerpt. >> reporter: in response, last night, at oracle arena, the clippers went to center court and revealed they turned their warm-up jerseys inside out hiding the clippers logo in protest. they've tried to focus on basketball, but even their head coach acknowledged it's been difficult to do. the clippers did lose last night to the warriors. a growing course of people are speaking out against sterling's remarks from magic johnson to president obama. the players association wants to force sterling out of the nba. >> we want to make sure, and i want to be clear, whatever the maximum that's aallowable is what we want the commissioner to impose. if that allows them to force the sale of an owner, if it doesn't allow the commissioner to take those acts, it is very clear

more than a dozen corporate sponsors including car max, state farm, virgin america and key nay motors america -- kia motors america have cut ties with the team. that could lead to sterling' demise. according to the nba constitution, sterling can be suspended for life. plus, what could force a sale in the midst of a suspension are advertisers and sponsors fleeing for the hills which has already started. our kpix 5 legal analyst weighed in. >> i think they have a wide range of options to do whatever they think is appropriate to flynnish his -- diminish his representation of the league. in this manner. >> reporter: well, sterling's now ex-girlfriend released the recordings but his wife has come out defending her husband saying he is not a racist. michelle? >> well, mark, we've heard if players and also -- from players and also coaches. how about other team owners? >> reporter: dallas mavericks' owner mark cuban, he came out with a strong statement saying the league would be better off without sterling as an owner. and there's no place for racism in the nba. but everyone of course on pins

. >> sponsors are dropping, car max, kia, mercedes, virgin america, red bull, corona, state farm and sprint have all said they are stepping back or pulling out. >> again, that's reporting back in 2009, sterling paid $3 million settling discrimination claims of tenants of properties he owns. >> an nba analyst from bleacher report is going to be with us to talk about the team losing sponsors and action the nba should take against donald sterling. >> can you imagine if magic johnson owned the lakers? >> finding a job can be hard especially when you're living in a conflict zone. >> schools helping young people deprived of an education learn skills they need to get a job. >> i don't think i can do it anymore, after two people have been executed today, and then you got three more in the week coming. >> one man shares his fight for freedom. how he was exonerated and got off death row and what he's doing oh to help others go free. >> today's big number, $99 billion. >> how a trip oversees could save one company a billion dollars a year. >> results of analyses were skewed in favor of the pros

corporations are making statements and a going list of companies have cut ties including mercedes, usa, car max and virgin america. warriors play clippers so game six is played here in the bay area in oakland on thursday. >> the nba announcement is expected to happen at at 11 a.m. today. laura anthony will report from los angeles today with the latest on the sterling controversy and our reporting continues right new on twitter@abc7newsbayarea and our news app. >>> happening today, the obama administration is releasing sweeping recommendations to reduce what is calling "epidemic ." sexual assault on college campus . uc berkeley is a school under the scope. >> some are saying that it is about time. let me show you the recommendations coming from the white house. they are say we need to train bystanders to enter veteran when there is a sexual assault. we need to strengthen confidentiality on reports and provide services to survivors and survey students about their awareness on how to report sexual violence. activists say it is not just female students who are paying taxi to the issue. >> there is

used car dealership car-max, state farm insurnace, kia motors america, virgin america airlines, aqua-hydrate and red bull have all pulled sponsorships of the team. yahoo sports is reporting that magic johnson, along with guggenheim partners, is interested in buying the clippers franchise. google's driverless car is zipping closer toward becoming an every day reality. the tech company found in a recent test-- the car can handle "thousand's of city situations" such as bicycle riders or pedestrians popping out of now- where. google's goal is to make driverless cars public by 2017. still to come: as twitter stock gets sliced and diced ... what that means for its earnings day... plus....find out why drones are presenting a new career path for students. and...drown on the farm... why crop farmers are facing a major setback. stay with us! farmers are falling behind in spring planting...as cold, rainy weather soaks corn fields. the latest numbers from the government show the top 5 corn producing states: iowa, illinois, nebraska, minnesota and indiana are all struggling to get seeds in the ground. jo

clippers including car max, state farm, and red bull.t the beginning of the financial fallout following the rant caught on audio attributed to clippers owner donald sterling arguing with his girlfriend. >> if you you want to broadcast it to you're associating with black people. >> they need to tell people that is not what they stand for. >> i appreciated what they did yesterday. >> warriors center jermaine o'neal applauded rival l.a. clippers layers for the protest staged yesterday against

clippers including car max, state farm, and red bull. that is just the beginning of the financial fallout following the rant caught on audio attributed to clippers owner donald sterling arguing with his girlfriend. >> if you you want to broadcast it to you're associating with black people. >> they need to tell people that is not what they stand for. >> i appreciated what they did yesterday. >> warriors center jermaine o'neal applauded rival l.a. clippers layers for the protest staged yesterday against team owner sterling. >> there are a lot of african american people on opposite teams as well. it's not just the clippers. >> the former 49er legends roger craig and joe montana weighed in >> we're still talking about racism. >> just think it's an today's day and age we'd be past that. >> the los angeles chapter of the naacp announced it's rescinded a lifetime achievement award it planned to give sterling next month. >> when you say things like that you have to pay a price. >> sterling is expected to learn tomorrow what price if officials co

but nearly a dozen companies including mer sadie beans and car max have already ended or suspended their sponsorship ties with the clippers. kpix 5's andria borba takes a look at the nba's options about what it can do about the situation legally. >> reporter: despite the denials from donald sterling's wife -- nded for life. could force a sale in the m of a suspension -- are advertisers and sp fleeing for th nd that could spark the n-b-a's "best intt of the league" clause. 01.31.01.19 people vote with their dollars, people vote thei is ok and w >> reporter: the highway northbound for the nba something, anything to sterling for his alleged racist comments is there. kpix 5's legal analyst paul henderson says whatever punishment the nba doles out. it likely won't go as far as people hope. >> it will be difficult for the nba to force an actual sale of the property under these circumstances. >> reporter: but paragraph 24, line 35 of the nba constitution says sterling can be suspended for life. what could force a sale in the midst of the suspension are advertisers and sponsors fleeing for the h

clippers includin car max, statfarm, and red bull. that is just the beginning of the financial fallout following the rant caught on audio attributed to clippers owner donald sterling arguing with his girlfriend. >> if you you want to badcast it to you're associating with black people. >> they need to tell people that is not what they stand for. >> i appreciated what theyid yesterday. >> warriors center jermaine o'neal applauded rival l.a. clippers layers for the protest staged yesterday against team owner sterling. >> there are a lot of african american people on opposite ams as well. it's not just the clippers. >> the fmer 49er legends roger craig and joe montana weighed in >> we're still talking about racism. >> just think it's an today's day and age we'd be past that. >> the los angeles chapter of the naacp announced it's rescinded a lifetime achievement award it planned to give sterling next month. >> when you say things like that you have to pay a price. >> sterling is expected to learn tomorrow what price if officials conclude t

including car max, state mark and virgin america. the team's partner since 2012. >> i expect the nba to act quickly, something has to be done. >> reporter: the nba has hired a forensic expert to look into the recordings and is planning a news conference tomorrow in new york. the controversy overshadows the play off series with the warriors coach calling for a boycott. >> if i'm a warriors fan i wouldn't show up tomorrow. i'm not sitting here saying clipper fans, i wouldn't show up. >> reporter: so if you show up, there -- if you do show up, you will likely see a protest by the players. last game they turned their jerseys inside out. it's not about the controversy surrounding the warrior, here in l. a. i'm healther holmes. >>> los angeles clippers head coach doc rivers cancelled practice today but met with players and members of the organization. rivers reiterated his disappointment on comments being said the áf -- owner. in a statement he said we need unbelievable support from others. you can watch it on our website or your mobile de

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the question is are they willing to understand it the car max the state farm the other major advertisershat support the national basketball association are thinking that this is bad business. and if it's not good business, then i think you are going to see a change. >> bill maher of all people said this on twitter. sterling definitely a racist but take away his team, clippers shouldn't have played yesterday. come down being explicative is still legal in america. >> it's legal. he has a first amendment. but he doesn't have to have a franchise in the nba. he will be out. he will be suspended for sure. within months he will not own this team and he shouldn't own this team the president hit it exactly right. the tone he said was right. we have made great progress. i think it's a generational thing. is he 80. bundy is 67. paula deen slightly more benign also 67. i think hopefully this attitude is going to die over time. not entirely but largely and that's a good thing. >> that is it for the panel. stay tuned for some entertainment stories you may have missed. week. that's why i got a new wind

including car max, state mark and virgin america. the team's partner since 2012. >> i expect the nba to act quickly, something has to be done. >> reporter: the nba has hired a forensic expert to look into the recordings and is planning a news conference tomorrow in new york. the controversy overshadows the play off series with the warriors coach calling for a boycott. >> if i'm a warriors fan i wouldn't show up tomorrow. i'm not sitting here saying clipper fans, i wouldn't show up. >> reporter: so if you show up, there -- if you do show up, you will likely see a protest by the players. last game they turned their jerseys inside out. it's not about the controversy surrounding the warrior, here in l. a. i'm healther holmes. >>> los angeles clippers head coach doc rivers cancelled practice today but met with players and members of the organization. rivers reiterated his disappointment on comments being said the áf -- owner. in a statement he said we need unbelievable support from others. you can watch it on our website or your mobile de

car max, virgin air, state farm. that's the free market working. >> that's how decisions are made and should be made. you also brought up the age thing. they bring up recent examples of racism and they tie it to old people. if you are 81, you were in your 40s in the 1960s, so you know better. you know better. >> 150 years old. >> you weren't in the civil war. so the idea like old people are still like walking around with these notions is baloney because you actually were of prime age when this stuff changed. >> i was going to say not even that. it seems to me like rich people, he thinks because he has so much money he's allowed to be a bigot which of course is not the case because everyone around him is likely a stepford staff that just nods. no one calls him on the carpet. the golden rule, he who has the gold make the rules. nba cannot force him to sell unless his team becomes insolvent. i think that's a very real possibility. i don't see people buying tickets. it could be insolvent very quickly. >> this is a really

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companies like mercedes, car max and redbull are distancing itself from the team, we go to robert tuckman, a sports and entertainment website, he'sen expert on professional sports and marketing. what happens now that the commissioner has made his decision. do they still stay away? what happens next? >> that's a great question. when this first came out before the press conference today all of these sponsors said there is no way we're going to be associated with this team, and they actually pulled out. the majority of them have already pulled out. so the big question now because of this, like you asked, are they going to stick around? the thing we've got to look at is will they and won't they? we'll find out tonight. a lot of teams that sponsored, they still have issues. >> the commissioner said that he was going to do everything possible to pressure mr. sterling to sell the team. how does he go about doing that? what are the logistics far that? >> what happens is there is going to be a vote. 30 owners are going to vote whether steriling can own this team or not. silver works for these owne

the first is car max. a statement from carmax says it finds the statements attributed to the clippers' owner completely upacceptible and these views are for culture of respect for all individuals. we have a second company dropping its sponsorship. this time state farm insurance and says it strongly respects diversity in its workforce and customers. and clippers say we are taking a pau taking a pause with them and the advertising campaign involving chris paul and now other nba players. carmax, state farm, two of the big companies to drop their sponsorship of the l.a. clippers in response to the donald sterling alleged racist comments. back to you. >> anybody who watches television has seen those state farm commercials with chris paul, the star point guard of the clippers so the fallout continues on that front. >>> four trades on four stocks making news today. first up is charter communications after striking a deal with comcast, our parent company, to grab 4.1 million companies. >> and there will be another

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remember yesterday we heard that car max pulled out. virgin america, state farm among others, so as dom has been saying, gradually, and i'm sure there will be corporate boxes as well that might be pulled, ticket holders, gradually the value of this team goes down. >> i just want to add one thing here, that is a suspension in effect is really distancing mr. sterling from the team. he won't be allow to do go to games, won't be allow to do come inside the locker room. you wonder if that means there was some agreement -- of course we don't know this -- between mr. sterling and the nba ahead of time that if he is suspended, he will walk away by himself. it's certainly embarrassing to be an owner suspended from the nba. >> brian? >> guys, we've got to back it up here. the point that dom made that hit at the top of the show is what you have to focus on. the ideas that the league is damaged. the league legally has more rights and abilities than it just if donald sterling damages the value of his own team. that's what you have to focus on. drivi

you have car max, sprint, state farm.is tens of millions of dollars here. >> yeah, don, it's a very important point. should the nba think about the legal action of trying to expel him from the nba. as mark noted a number of sponsors have taken themselves out of a relationship with the clippers. if the nba wants to force donald sterling out of the nba they would argue there is a financial consequence to the nba. it has to be more than just bad pr and an owner who is racist. it has to be a financial impact to the nba for the nba to justify that. and the fact that will are sponsorships that are drying up that could help the nba take a sanction against donald sterling. >> sponsors wasted no time and big ones. >> i have to give it up to state farm. this morning, starting at 7:00 this morning they jumped on top of it and they wanted to see until it was an investigation, they had to suspend their relationship. and of course, for sponsors to come out on the limb and support civil rights and the rights of people, you know, unfortu

nba has scheduled a press conference tomorrow, sponsoring including red bug, kia, virgin america, car max and state farm are calling a time-out. all of this as he was allegedly caught on tape for his girlfriend posts a photo on her instagram account. a recording first posted by tmz. >> people call you and say i have black people on nigh instagram and it bothers you? >> it bothers me a lot. if you want to broadcast you're associating with black people. how about your whole life, every day you can do whatever you want. you can sleep with them, bring them in, do whatever you want. the little i ask you is not to promote it and not to bring them to my games. >> that recording has not been independently verified, but if confirmed, it would hardly about ellist first foul. he's faced federal allegations for racist housing sdrimations, a lawsuit that ended with him not admitting liability, but still paying nearly $3 million in damages. he faced a civil lawsuit from nba hall of famer and former longtime clippers executive elgin baylor, who contended decades long discrimination nevertheless there ar

we just learned that car max is ending his spon sponsorship and they were of course clippers sponsors and also state farm is another company taking, quote, a pause in their business relationship with the team. to discuss the fallout, william roden, author of "forty million dollar slaves." dave, i'll start with you. the league could fine sterling and forbes says he's worth $1.5 billion. what else can they do? you've seen the precedent on this. >> this is an unprecedented act that calls for an unprecedented response. as long as he's a partner of the 29 other owners his views in fact who they are and they must be made to feel the consequences of his conduct, his comments and conduct. sterling got it wrong when he said he feeds them and buys them homes. this is the first time in my memory that he's had a team relevant in the offseason -- postseason. consequently, his mediocrity, he lived off the lebron james and kobe bryant and magic johnson and patrick ewing throughout the league through revenue sharing. he's delusional. not only do they reflect vile ignorance he's delusional how he shou

corporation, car max, state farm, they are going to have something to say.g away from the clippers and that will be the final bottom line. >> were wait. >> sterling will pay huge price for this for their businesses and things they believe in. that's what happens. >> all the sponsorship is a screen. symbolic gesture for them to make money. everybody knows sterling is out. is he out. >> i hope so. >> players have to deal with this in playoffs. >> he is gone. >> doc rivers is a good guy. i know him. he is a good guy. >> directly ahead, by the way, we have krauthammer on this coming up. directly ahead, president obama says he doesn't want to punish putin. why not? brit hume. and later, as mentioned, krauthammer on racism in the u.s.a. give us his take on big picture upcoming. challenge. they're the days to take care of business. when possibilities become reality. with centurylink as your trusted partner, our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and responsive, dedicate

meanwhile, businesses like virgin america and car max have announced they're ending their sponsorship.a. clippers, and state farm says it's taking a pause. just a few minutes ago the l.a. chapter of the naacp, which is also embroiled in the controversy, said this. >> the los angeles naacp intention to honor mr. sterling for a lifetime body of work must be withdrawn and the donation that he has given to the los angeles naacp will be returned. >> now, all of this comes two days after a tape released by tmz, but which has not been authenticated by nbc news of a man they identify as sterling, making racist remarks about black people to his girlfriend, who it turns on the is also black and mexican. >> people call you and tell you that i have black people on my instagram, and it bothers you? >> yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> the black person in question? nba hall of famer magic johnson. he and other nba luminary from michael jordan to lebron james have condemned the remarks. another former nba player, current sacramento may

state farm, car max, they've all announced they're cutting ties with the clipper. professor at columbia university in new york. i guess this is what's supposed to happen. you hit him first in the bank account, right? >> i'm sorry, i couldn't hear you. >> yes, this is apparently what happens, first reaction is sponsors, advertisers, they go after the team directly and they sever ties because they're so angry at these alleged comments. >> well, they're angry and they're also very practical. they know if they stand next to the clippers, they look complicit as well. you'll begin to see sponsors run. some of the most apolitical athletes in american history. michael jordan, you know, runs from this. barack obama, who i'm sure -- i'll be speaking about this on asian tour, talks about this. it's not surprising the sponsors run. this guy is not just pr, he's bad for business. if he's bad for business, this may be a sign of the beginning of the end for donald sterling. >> i want to play what the president had to say. you point out he was in asia when he said these remarks. h

indeed, how they will rebuild the relationship with the team, state farm, car max, kia suspended their partnership moments after this. after the team posted this on their website, we are one, it reads, unclear whether selling the clippers will proceed at any of the pace we've seen so far. sterling stands to make a fortune if he decides not to fight. joining us, former nba great, chairman of national basketball retired player's association, and jay williams who is now with espn. otis birdsong, let me start with you, today's decision, what is your reaction. >> well, first of all, thank you for having me. wolf -- >> anderson. >> i'm thinking of wolf because wolf was at the legend's weekend in connecticut and i got a chance to spend some time with him. >> he is far older than i am. >> yeah, you're much better looking, too. i'm getting myself in trouble. >> no, what was your reaction to the commissioner? >> well, first of all i was very, very pleased and want to commend commissioner silver for how he handled the process. he took his time with the investigation. and was swift and decisive, o

obviously car max and state farm withdrew their sponsorship with the l.a. clippers. as you the commissioner of the nba, what would you tell other people who maybe are on the fence or feel that have withdrawn and future invest in one of your franchises of the l.a. clippers? >> i would say that those marketing parnz of the clippers and partners of the entire nba should judge us by our response to this incident, and i think we've responded appropriately, and i would be hopeful that they would return into their business relationships with the clippers. >> on the left on the front against the wall over there. >> great. >> left. >> thank you. jason carole with cnn. i'm wondering if you have spoken to mr. sterling about this ban or any of his representatives and if so, what has mr. sterling's reaction been to the punishment? >> i did not speak directly to his representatives about this ban. they were manufactured shortly before this press conference. i did not hear precisely what their reaction was. >> okay. robert silverman from the daily beast. have there been any decisio

car max out, doesn't align with their values in terms of what they heard.what metaworld peace had to say. >> you can go into somebody's pockets, you can do all those types of things but in reality do those things hurt? hate versus hate, did it ever help in america? no. iç say he needs to go get help. let him be, go get help and become unracist. >> he needs help according to the former ron artest known as metta world peace. yesterday we were talking about if it is his voice on those tapes he would be in trouble. apparently attorneys for the nba went over to the girlfriend's attorney's office yesterday, listened to the 15 minutes that have been released so far out of that first hour and said pretty much, yes, that's him. however, the big question is how hard are they going to come down on him? mark cuban, who knows a thing or two about owning a team, said this. >> there's no excuse for anybody to support racism. there is no place for it in our league. but, you know, it's a very, very, very slippery slope. you know, ifç it's about racism and we're ready to k

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earlier today car max said they were ending their nine-year relationship sponsor with the clippers.america also pulling the plug on their relationship as well. then you have state farm, kia saying they are pausing and suspending their relationship and the list is expected to grow. just recently, in the last few minutes here, others have come out and said they will suspend their sponsorship as well. that's the red bull brand. the nba is also announcing that the commissioner adam silver will hold a press conference tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern and the clippers head back to the staples center for game five and yesterday the team wore their uniforms, you can see them inside out and black socks and armbands to protest their owner's remarks, the warmup uniforms. everyone from president obama to nba greats like michael jordan, magic johnson, lebron james, have all weighed in on this, speaking out against sterling's alleged comments. this is silver's first big test since taking over as commissioner of the nba for david stern in february. a lot of moving parts right now, but we'll it be to

car max list iing lower sales. there's toy maker mattel and d.r.onary spending makes up about 70% of gdp. >> thanks so much. in the trend of netflix being everything to everybody. the company close to ordering four web series. and the verge has google plans for android tv answer the amazon fire tv, apple tv and roku. le let's handle amazon first. >> i don't get it because of yahoo!'s distribution, they're strong on the web but seems like a lot of growth in tv watching they're trying to go is to a set top box to the living room. yahoo! not as strong there. they have to do a deal with somebody get more on the x-box and apple tv somewhere to get money to monetize it. how do you monetize it? do you put commercials in the actual program? not a lot of people doing that. are you going to do a subscription service? >> i totally get this and think it is the first thing they have done in a long time that makes sense. they are a media company. it makes more sense than trying to beat google in a search. and they can compete directly against netflix. >> they wi

obviously car max and state farm withdrew their sponsorship of the l.a. clippers. as the commissioner of the nba, what would you tell other people maybe on the fence or people who have withdrawn to future invest in one of your franchise of the l.a. clippers? >> i would say those marketing partners of the clippers, and partners of the entire nba should judge us by our response to this incident. i think we've responded appropriately. and i would be hopeful they would return into their business relationships with the clippers. >> on the left in the front against the wall over there? >> thank you. jason carroll with cnn. i wonder if you've spoken to mr. sterling about this ban or any of his representatives, and if so, what has mr. sterling's reaction been to the punishment? >> i did not speak directly to his representatives about this ban. they were informed shortly before this press conference. i did not hear precisely what their reaction was. >> robert silverman from "the daily beast." has there been any decisions about whether the immediate members of sterling's fam

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on the terminated list are mercedes, virgin america, car max, a suspended list, red bull, krona and othersnes that are suspended, do they, how does this -- what happens? how does this work? >> well, first of all the clippers revenue based on last year was $128 million. i subject 10 million were sponsorships. i suspect what will happen, andrew, before next season, a lot of those companies will be appeased with the actions that have been taken and that will take place. so i suspect a lot of them will come back. >> i make the argument next year it's possible the clippers become america's team. if they do get a new owner, that you get a whole country that gets behind that team and actually makes it oddly almost ironically more valuable to sponsors. am i crazy? >> no, are you not crazy. despite what your co-host might sometimes tell you, are you not absolutely crazy. >> thank you. i appreciate that. >> i'm talking about joe, he gives you a hard time. >> he's right here. >> i think, look, they'll be better than they have. the clippers were kind of like a net. brooklyn helped the nets, too. the c

state farm, car max, sprint. >>> for the first time, audio recordings from the missing plane played fora 370. >> as the familieson