. >> ifill: the national basketball association took it's toughest steps ever against a team owner today, coming down hard on donald sterling, the billionaire owner of the los angeles clippers. commissioner adam silver

commissioner of the national basketball association, then under immense pressure last couple of days. the alleged comments by the owner of the los angeles clippers. commissioner silver beginning by saying the investigation is now complete. is donald sterling's voice on the tape. he says the views expressed are deeply offensive and harmful. he said sentiments of this kind are contrary to the principles of conclusion -- of inclusion and respect that of the foundations of the national basketball association. the former golden state warriors president is in san francisco and also here in new york, charles grantham, the former executive director of the nba players association. what is your reaction? >> i think it is a step in the right direction. it's we still have to convince me that this is not a pervasive attitude within the context of the nba family. let's let things unfold. let's see with the owners finally vote to do. if they conclude that he will be limited from ownership, then we will be able to march forward in a more positive way. >> the commissioner is saying effective immediate

what commissioner silver's going to have to do is make a strong statement about what the national basketball associationnds for. this is important to its players, to its fans, to its sponsors, to the public at large, because the national basketball association represents more than a sports league. it represents an important institution in american life. it represents a league where african-american participation has been essential to the league, for more than 50 years. it represents a place where you now have african-american coaches in front office personnel, not at the levels we would expect. adam silver's got to make a strong statement, but he's also got to take strong action. he's got to do it quickly and be decisive. i think what he says today, i expect it to be more of a first step, not all of the action that the nba will need to take to correct this injustice. >> as you know, mark, we're a nation, we forgive people. if he came to you, and i'm sure he won't, but let's say he did, donald sterling, and said, mr. morial, what can i do to fix this? what would you tell him? >> well, there's always -- w

this is an unprecedented move by the national basketball association. adam silver went far beyond my expectations and many others' expectations. i think there's a hurdle here. what will -- will 75% of owners in a back room say, get rid of donald sterling, force him to sell? will they? maybe, maybe not. but i think that adam silver was turned over the authority to take action. i think that the next step would be potentially -- and i trust litigation by donald sterling. i think he hasn't received counsel at this point as to what he should do, obviously not saying anything about what the next steps will be. i believe that it will happen. and i think that there's not a hurdle to this. once you saw sponsors dropping like flies, you're affecting the ownership interest of other owners. >> when you have a man who's owned a team for decades who brought this team for $12 million, now worth upwards $575 million, probably higher after today's event -- >> yes. >> he's certainly probably not going to go down without a fight. i would assume he may file a lawsuit. and

the new commissioner of the national basketball association chose the nuclear option. today, adam silver banned los angeles clippers owner donald sterling for life and urged the rest of the nba owners to force him to sell his team. it is punishment for racist comments the 80-year-old sterling admits that he made, comments condemned by president obama as "incredibly offensive." here is commissioner silver this afternoon in new york. >> mr. sterling may not attend any n.b.a. games or practices. he may not be present at any clippers facility, and he may not participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. >> pelley: and commissioner silver said this about the ownership of sterling's half billion dollar team. >> i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happens. >> pelley: silver would have to persuade three-quarters of the n.b.a.'s owners to give sterling the boot. silver also fined the billionaire $2.5 million, the maximum allowed by the n.b.

they're even in the national basketball association. as charles barkley says, we're a black league. you can find racism there. it's the man this time. racism is still alive in america. case in point -- registered republican los angeles clippers owners donald sterling. he's the latest example of the bundy clan. the billionaire businessman was allegedly caught on tape making a series of blazant racist remarks. sterling was upset with his girlfriend for posting this picture on instagram that she took with one of the yacht time great human beings, magic johnson. you know how uncephalic magic johnson has been with his wealth to create jobs in america and do things for people? probably a lot more than bundy or sterling. after sterling found out this was posted, he allegedly made these racist comments. >> people call you and say you 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. you don't have to. >> you don't -- i saw someone i admire. i admire magic johnson. >> okay. good. >> i'm sor

the national basketball association dealing with one of their own, i guess, basketball variants of the george preston marshall, marge schott scale of professional sports team ownership. after audio tapes of uncertain origin surfaced this weekend on the tmz sports website, apparently capturing l.a. clippers owner donald sterling making derogatory remarks about black people, apparently telling his mistress that he did not want her to advertise on social media that she spent time with black people nor did he want her to bring black people to his team's basketball games. the nba has announced that they are investigating the matter. they're obviously weighing their options. the team's sponsors appearing to be voting with their feet already. all of these companies either ending or at least suspending their sponsorship of the clippers in protest of the remarks. the commissioner of basketball is this man, adam silver. he does have some leeway to take action unilaterally as commissioner under the constitution of the national basketball association. and, yes, there is such a thing. that same con

. >> ifill: the national basketball association took it's toughest steps ever against a team owner today, coming down hard on donald sterling, the billionaire owner of the los angeles clippers. commissioner adam silver confirmed during a press conference in new york that sterling's was the voice on a widely circulated recording that contained racist remarks. nba players immediately praised the decision on social media, and at los angeles news conference, where former player and current sacramento mayor kevin johnson spoke. here is some of what they had to say. >> effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. mr. sterling may not attend any nba games or practices, he may not be present at any clippers facility, and he may not participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving p team. i am also finding mr. sterling -- fining mr. sterling $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the nba constitution. >> if you don't get the three-quarter vote that you need, is it possible that donald sterling

. >> woodruff: the national basketball association said it will make an announcement tomorrow about its investigation of the owner of the los angeles clippers, donald sterling, and the racist remarks attributed to him. the league, the rest of its owners, the team's coach and players are all figuring out what to do next, as the clippers get set for a play-off game back in los angeles tomorrow night. >> woodruff: word of tomorrow's statement comes amid mounting pressure on the new n.b.a. commissioner adam silver to take strong action against sterling. audio clips released by websites t.m.z. and deadspin purportedly capture the clippers' owner arguing with a then-girlfriend, identified as v. stiviano. she defends being seen with former los angeles lakers great magic johnson at a clippers game. >> woodruff: it doesn't stop there, as stiviano, herself of mixed black and latino heritage, challenges sterling, and he goes further. >> woodruff: this isn't sterling's first brush with accusations of racism. in 2009, former n.b.a. star and clippers general manager elgin baylor filed a wrongful term

ironically, his comments come nearly 65 years after the the national basketball association became fully integrated, but even before that, african-american basketball teams were taken -- were taking the court against white players. recently, we spoke with the curators of the museum devoted to the black five. >> in the old days, basketball teams were known as fives, for the five starting players. in society, that was segregated, the game of basketball was also segregated. they were called black five's, negro fives, and we thought that it was true to the history but also designate -- resonated today. >> historic society has a .istory of segregation spans from when asked about was introduced to african-americans for the first time in a ghost all the way to 1950, which is when the nba became racially integrated. >> people do not understand history. they think it is just one general progression and there are no general side trips. sometimes the side trips are more important than the general progression. in the case of the black fives and the case of sports and civil rights and how these thing

the national basketball association, the nba, says it is now investigating recorded remarks allegedlys owner donald sterling. obtained by the website tmz include a voice disparaging african-americans and telling his girlfriend to stop bringing black people to

national basketball association banned l.a. clippers owner donald sterling for life. the n.b.a. handing down the unprecedented punishment after confirming donald sterling made racist remarks in a leaked audio reporting. >> reporter: n.b.a. commissioner adam silver dished out the strongest penalty in his power against l.a. clippers's owner. >> effective immediately i am banning mr donald sterling for life from any association with the l.a. clippers organization or the number of ba. mr donald sterling may not attend any n.b.a. games or practices. he may not be present at any clippers facility, and he may not participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. >> stirl , the owner -- donald sterling, the owner of the team was caught on tape making racist statements about african men's to his girlfriend. donald sterling called the remarks deeply defensive and was personally distraught. adam silver fined him $2.5 million, and he is being pressured to give up the team. >> i will urge the board of gore resist to force a -- governors to force a sale of the team

>> just hours before the los angeles clippers take to the court for the playoffs the national basketball association investigating the very controversial comments by the team's owner. the website tmz releasing owner that seems to capture the owner, damaged sterling, making racially charged remarks. today president obama while on a state visit to malaysia said it's an example of the u.s. continuing to wrestle with the legacy of racism. >> said some incredibly offensive racist statements that were published. when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't real very to do anything. you just let them talk, and that's what happened here. i have confidence that the nba commissioner adam silva, a good man, will address this. >> it's an apparent scandal that's only growing. more from the los angeles newsroom with the latest on this. >> reporter: this is turning into a real firestorm. l.a. clippers owner being described as an objective national outrage now in the wake of that tape. now, of course, this tape came across by tmz sports, them saying the voice on the tape is that of sterling sayi

. >> the national basketball association here in america handed down a stiff punishment today for the owner of the los angeles clippers after he made racist comments that were caught on audio tape and sparked national outrage. donald sterling was banned by the nba for life. league commissioner adam silver also said he will work with other owners to force the sale of the franchise. here is mr. silver announcing the decision. >> effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. attend anyg may not nba games or practices. he may not be present at any he mays facilities, and not participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. atone of the reporters today's press conference was sean gregory from "time" magazine, and he joined me a short time ago. how stiff a punishment is this? >> it is unbelievably stiff. a lot of people thought there might he and indefinite suspension, which gives you a little more leeway. semantically, lifetime brands speaks for itself. of course, lifetime brands -- ban

the national basketball association is investigating what it calls disturbing and offensive comments, apparently made by a team owner. donald sterling, the owner of the los angeles clippers, is at the center of a controversy that's been exploding since this morning after the web site tmz posted audio they say is sterling making racist remarks about african americans. this is the longest tenured owner in a league whose players are mostly black. the clippers are in the middle of a play-off series, and sterling's players are said to be furious. late today, the clippers organization said it does not know if the tape is legitimate or has been altered. but as vinita nair reports, sterling did apologize to anyone who may have been hurt by the remarks attributed to him. >> reporter: tmz is not commenting on how they got the recording or why the nine-minute argument was taped, but they say it's the voice of donald sterling, owner of the l.a. clippers, making racist remarks to his girlfriend. >> reporter: tmz says the argument started when v. stiviano, sterling's girlfriend, posted a picture wi

there was plenty of times when the national basketball association considering the reporting that was done to have reacted and put him on a short leash or zero tolerance policy years ago. how it got to this point is mysterious. >> thank you. great to have you with us on this story. >> thanks for having me. >>> next here tonight the white house is delivering a new challenge to vladimir putin of russia. president obama announcing new sanctions targeting russia officials. and companies with links to the combative russian leader. while in the streets of one eastern ukrainian city, pro-russian forces moved in. and chaos erupted. abc was there. >> reporter: this is new ukraine, a country ready to explode, nearly at war with itself. >> reporter: this is what they worried about. people rushed into the crowd, and all hell broke loose. a heavy scent of gas in the air. you can hear the explosions as we're talking. the day didn't start out this way. the democrat administrators sided with united states. their flags turned to fear. attacked by a pro-russian mob. explosion. weapons and tear gas. wat

plus the clippers owner donald sterling is banned for life from the national basketball association. reaction from the los angeles business community on this historic announcement. and nina garcia, the fashion icon, makes her announcement on what will be in this year. we will tell you all that and more over the next hour. let's get headlines from su keenan. >> thanks. growth is seeing user slow and shares are falling in after-hours trading. the lowest level since its ipo. twitter membership reach to every 5 million, but with user growth slowing, down from the third period. sales -- ebay shares down in trading as well. the nba commissioner made a historic announcement today. sterling -- regarding donald sterling. >> i am banning nestor sterling life forerling for any association with the clippers organization or the nba. those are the top headlines. back to you. >> let's get some insight on the latest results from twitter and ebay. joining now from new york is scott kessler at s&p capital iq. joining us from los angeles, sweeney at bloomberg industries. and joined by cory johnson. let

the national basketball association is promising an announcement tomorrow afternoon in its investigation into donald sterling, the owner of the nba's los angeles clippers. this after an audio recording was made public in which a man, alleged to be sterling, is heard saying some, well, really jaw-droppingly racist stuff. since the audio was released friday night, corporate sponsors have been rushing to sever or suspend their ties in the team. donald sterling's own public record has come under new scrutiny as a scandal becomes a machining crisis not only for the clippers but an existential crisis for the entire league. reporters who cover professional basketball already understood things about donald sterling. that thanks to this week's audio dump the rest of the country is now being introduced to. >> yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to promo -- broadcast that you're associating with black people. do you have to? >> over the weekend, the world all got to know l.a. clippers owner donald sterling a little better. late friday night the gossip website, tmz sports, published audio of som

plus the clippers owner donald sterling is banned for life from the national basketball association.ction from the los angeles business community on this historic announcement. and nina garcia, the fashion icon, makes her announcement on what will be in this year.

so as an owner, there are 30 owners in the national basketball association. this sets a really big precedent. so they're going to be very careful in actions that may affect them one day. >> it is also the concern i imagine if you punish the team's owner you also run the risk of punishing the team, the players and coaches that are innocent in this correct? >> absolutely. don't think just only of chris paul, coach doc rivers, a superstar, a power forward, think of the concession workers, the accountants, the hr people, they are affected as well. if you hurt donald sterling you may potentially hurt the team. he bought the team for about $12.5 million in 1981. the team according to forbes is worth about $575 million today. forcing donald sterling to sell essentially rewards him for the increased value of the team. >> which makes this such a complicated messy case. xavier pope, thank you for your time. we appreciate it. >> thank you jonathan. >>> kidnapping european observers as the west is prepared to announce new sanctions in ukraine. >>> an historic event in ro

the national basketball association, nba, is investigating the report the owner of the la clippers mades. the secretly recorded comments were published last week just before the playoff with the warriors. clippers players took off warm off shops. mr. sterling says the recording does not reflect his views. the nba calls the wording offensive and disturbing. let's go hear some of that. >> but not in public? >> why publicize it on instagram and bring it to my games? >> that was the phone call that's being made public. let's go to lester in the north. andrew s andrew sullivan captains the riders team. what do you think? >> it's disturbing for him to make such a statement. fair enough, it may be something you feel behind closed doors, but to question your girlfriend for being around black people is quite disturbing to be honest. >> of course it is a sport which has so many black stars in it, doesn't it? do you think potentially -- he says the tape is tampered with. he hasn't said it's definitely him. it's all allegations at the moment. do you think this could do damage to the clippers? >> i

and the national basketball association is facing one of its biggest controversies in years after a teamwner was recorded making racist remarks. donald sterling is heard telling a woman identified as his girlfriend, not to spend time with african-americans. call you until you that i have black people in my instagram. >> if you want them broadcasted to your associated -- you have to -- previous faced allegations of racial discrimination. he paid over two point $9 million after being accused of driving out people of color from apartment buildings he owned. a former clippers general manager has also sued for racial bias. the players reacted sunday with a silent protest against his remarks. they were their warm-up jerseys inside out, then stack them in the middle of the floor. adam silver says the league is investigating. >> we said earlier today -- the audio recording posted by tmz is truly offensive and disturbing. we intend to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible. >> i think our track record is stellar. i understand the anger that would be naturally expressed over hearing a tape

. >> the mayor is sacramento mayor kevin johnson working with the national basketball player association on this. r & b singer tank pulled out of singing the national anthem saying as an african american man and artist i must take a stand on a matter personal to me. coming up how other team owners could have the last say in the punishment, coming up after to broadcast. >> a supervisor has been found not guilty of trying to peek into his female neighbor's house in the middle of the night. prosecutors claim he peered through a window wearing only under wear and socks. he admitted he was drunk, looking for sex. he blamed it on a problem with alcohol. >> efforts to find a missing cessna and pilot has gone from search and rescue to recovery now. a specialized unit announced it found what it believes is the wreckage that plunged into the water yesterday afternoon. >> within two minutes we've learned investigators are looking whether the planes were trying to pass when they may have collided. one avenue they're looking at. behind me there is a blower marking a location where they believe this s

understand it the car max the state farm the other major advertisers that support the national basketball associationre 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 windows 2 in 1. it has exactly what i need for half o

. >> the national basketball association must suspend him or must say that we're going to remove any kind of imprimatur if he's the owner. you cannot have someone on the nba team and have these kind of attitudes. >> sharpton knew too. everyone i knew about thighs race controversies so why was the naacp planning to give donald sterling a lifetime achievement award and why did sharpton agree to be honored at the same event, if everyone knew about this man's racist past, including sharpton himself. >> i guess he's supportive. the other thing about the previous discrimination lawsuits, he paid them. it was supposedly over with, and he did nothing between that and this that would indicate -- >> you go back and you cited one of the examples where sterling got -- he paid a $2.4 million payout for racial discrimination. doesn't the naacp know that or are they just for sale? >> i think that is a very, very derogatory and terrible thing to say. >> they didn't do their homework. >> my guess is that they have honored people who have a past -- you know, sometimes people can say people change. he

the national basketball association has issued a lifetime ban on los angeles clippers owner donald sterling over the racist comments that ignited a national controversy. a leaked recording captured sterling berating his girlfriend for associating with african-americans in public. after a two-day investigation, nba commissioner adam silver announced sterling is banned for life and will be pressured to sell the team. >> effective immediately, i am lifeng mr. sterling for from any association with the clippers organization, or the nba. anysterling may not attend nba games or practices. he may not be present at any clippers'facility, and he may not dissipate in any business or player personnel decision involving the team. as for mr. sterling's ownership interest in the clippers, i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team, and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happens. >> sterling has also been fined $2.5 million dollars, the maximum under league rules. he is the first sports owner ever to receive a lifetime ban from his league. the

the national basketball association is promising an announcement tomorrow afternoon in its investigationnald sterling, the owner of the nba's los angeles clippers. this after an audio recording was made public in which a man, alleged to be sterling, is heard saying some, well, really jaw-droppingly racist stuff. since the audio was released friday night, corporate sponsors have been rushing to sever or suspend their ties in the team. donald sterling's own public record has come under new scrutiny as a scandal becomes a machining crisis not only for

and ultimately genuinely shocking press conference by the brand new commissioner of the national basketball association. >> i am personally distraught that the views expressed by mr. sterling came from within an institution that has historically taken such a leadership role in matters of race relations. and caused could you repeat and former players, coaches, fans and partners of the nba to question their association with the league. to them and pioneers of the game like earl lloyd, chuck cooper sweet water clifton, bill russell and particularly magic johnson, i apologize. accordingly, effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life for any association with the clippers organization or the nba. as for mr. sterling's ownership interest in the clippers, i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team and will do anything in my power to ensure that happens. >> unless that turns out to be a fake lifetime ban like baseball handed out to george steinbrenner in the '90s and it only lasted three years. unless this is another fake-out what was announced today i

. >> reporter: the punishment the harshest in the history of the national basketball association. donald sterling stripped of his team and his affiliation with the nba. he is now banned from attending nba games, banned from the clippers facility, prohibited from participating in clippers business, fined $2.5 million, the maximum allowed under the nba constitution. >> i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team, and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happens. >> reporter: words of support coming in for the decision. more than a dozen teams releasing statements backing silver, including the chicago bulls, the detroit pistons, and the boston celtics. tweets from players like magic johnson. commissioner silver showed great leadership in banning l.a. clippers owner donald steriling for life. >> we may be a two-team town, but today we are behind one team. >> reporter: sterling's wife defended him as the couple left an l.a. restaurant sunday night. >> are you a racist, mr. steriling? >>, no of course not. >> reporter: but sterl

probably the most prominent predominantly black institution in american life, the national basketball association. right? that's not just the players. that is the fan base. if you go to a basketball game, that is a far more racially deverse audience there than in almost any other place that you will encounter in america. this is existential to the league. this is what they are dependent upon for all those dollars that throw into the pockets of all those co-owners. the question now becomes can you get the whip count up to the 20 owners you need? i think it's 20 of the 30. to get him to force a sale? that is a fascinating story. if i were a writer for the house of cards version of this, i would love to be in the rooms in which those discussions are happening, in which every one of those owners are saying, i've said real messed up stuff that i hope no one tapes and i don't want my team taken away from me. >> tellingly, an nba official, said to the board of governors were not consulted and only found out what the board was going to do right before the 2:00 p.m. conference. >> chris hayes, jonathan ca

the national basketball association, the nba, says it is now investigating recorded remarks allegedly made by l.a. clippers owner donald sterling. obtained by the website tmz include a voice disparaging african-americans and telling his girlfriend to stop bringing black people to clippers' games. among the comments sterling is allegedly heard telling his girlfriend, it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you are associating with black people. do you have to? also, you can sleep with black people. you can bring them in. you can do whatever you want. the little i ask you is not to promote it on that, and not to bring them to my games. also singles out the basketball hall of famer los angeles legend magic johnson as one person in particular he doesn't want to see. magic johnson has responded on twitter. a lot. he went there. and in his words he said, quote, lanchts clippers' donald sterling's comments about african-americans are a black eye for the nba. i feel sorry for my friends, coach doc rivers and chris paul that they have to work for a man that feels that way about afr

this is a business decision for the national basketball association. right now we're in the middle of the playoffs and the last thing they want is a black eye and a specter of this hanging over them. >> steve, kareem abdul-jabbar came out and said shouldn't we be equally angered by the fact that this private, intimate conversation was taped and then leaked to the media. the making of this tape was sleazy. listening to it makes me feel like an accomplice to a crime. is this the future of america. a conversation between two people supposedly in a relationship wind up going public and then somebody who makes clearly inappropriate remarks has everything taken away from him? >> megan, i think you're spot on. this potentially becomes the norm. look at this. if this happens to mr. sterling, this potentially could happen to anybody. you never know what potentially could happen. this could be the opening of a huge pandora's box. >> what do you make of it, colonel west because the nba has come under fire in recent years, there's a book written about nba in 2004

instead of allowing the national basketball association to investigate, issue a ruling, which it willrow, sharpton exploited the situation immediately, trying to bring attention to himself. really sad. in the end, racism will never be wiped out. it's a neurosis, a mental deficiency it will always be around. but america is a place that no longer toler rates it in the public arena. as donald sterling and cliven bund have learned the hard way. and that's the memo. next on the rundown, reaction, mar catherine ham, juan williams, charles krauthammer. factor will be right back. o thi. that's why i got a new windows 2 in 1. it has exactly what i need for half of what i thought i'd pay. and i don't need to be online for it to work. it runs office, so i can do schedules and budgets and even menu changes. but it's fun, too -- with touch, and tons of great apps for stuff like music, 'cause a good playlist is good for business. i need the boss's signature for this. i'm the boss. ♪ honestly ♪ i wanna see you be brave ♪ honestly ♪ (woman) this place has got really good chocolate shakes. (growls) (m

the national basketball association is set to announce its response today to the racist comments of los angeles clippers owner donald sterling. emerged friday, sterling lambastes his girlfriend for posting a picture with nba legend magic johnson and not to post pictures associated with black people. >> we will get reaction from the nations sports columnist dave zirin. theont is poised to become first day to require the labeling of gmos. >> we do not want to continue to be guinea pigs. we want to have a choice. >> we will speak with vermont state senator david zuckerman. he is also an organic farmer. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the white house is releasing a new set of guidelines to address the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses. a new task force report urges colleges to report anonymous surveys and adopt proven strategies for combating assault. the announcement follows a rash of high-profile cases where schools across the country have been accused of mishandling sexual assaults. one in f

. >> the worst kept secret in the national basketball association. >> this has been an issue in the nba for years. >> doesn't this really create a problem for the league. >> sterling is a problem. >> have to do something. >> effective immediately i am banning mr. sterling for life. >> donald sterling, owner of the los angeles clippers has been banned for life. >> for life. >>> i'm in for lawrence o'donnell. we begin tonight with an absence. many fans are gathering to watch the clippers play game five of the playoffs. one person will be noticeably absent, the owner, donald sterling. the man who shocked many in and out of the sports world with his racist views to. day we are reporting mr. sterling was stigmatized and isolated. >> the hateful opinions, voiced by that man are those of mr. sterling. the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harmful. that they came from an nba owner only heightens the damage and my personal outrage. i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team and will do everything in my power to ensure that that

you've become such a part of the city that the basketball team -- the national basketball association let you guys come and shoot in their locker room with the players. >> fred: yeah. >> seth: and i just -- [ laughter ] i don't understand why you just can't be satisfied with that, because that is such a great thing. like very few people in their week have a cooler thing happening to them than that. >> fred: yeah, that's great. we're so excited. >> seth: but yet, you know -- then also backstage, i overhear you talking to people, and i feel like you just -- i feel like you're making stuff up to try to impress people, instead of just living your regular life. letting your regular life impress people. like, i heard you saying, backstage, that you just opened a new museum. >> fred: i did. [ laughter ] >> and again, feel free right now -- i'm going to give you a chance to say, "i did not. i was lying." because i know what it takes to open a museum. you didn't just open a museum. so right now, you can say to me, "you know what, i didn't." so did you open a museum? >> fred: you know what? i d

. >>> as chase mentioned the national basketball association asked the nba to ban sterling from nba playoff games this season. he was not at yesterday's game, but his wife sat courtside. he supported sterling saying "i don't condone those statements, and i don't believe them. i'm not a racist and never have been. never will be. the team is the most important thing to my family." asking the nba to levee the maximum sentence possible against stuerling and the group wants to play an active role in the investigation and any punishment to follow. >>> warriors owner and former sacramento kings owner also commented saying "those are shameful and reprehensible words and if they are authenticated then i believe we should have zero tolerance and i have full faith the commissioner will do the right thing." any time we're not on air, you can also head to our website, nbcbayarea.com for more on this controversy. >>> 5:37. let's talk weather and meteorologist christina loren with what i find to be unacceptable numbers. >> i know. because, you know, it's the kind of weather that you will likely have to us