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. >>> the grizzlies beat the oklahoma city thunder in game two of their nba first round playoff seriesthe oklahoma came to top score with 36 points and 11 rebounds. zach randall with 25 points to lead memphis to 111-105 overtime win. they are series is tied at 1-1. >> we weathered some punches. we took the runs. it came back and executed on the offensive end. you know, we can do that on the road. it's very, very good for us, and our team. >> and there is more on the big changes at manchester united on our website. you can check out www.aljazeera.com/sport. there is also detail there is on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. the address again, www.aljazeera.com/sport. that's it for me. before we go we'll give you a quick update on the champions league on the way, it's still 0-0. >> thank you very much, indeed. thousands of people have been paying their last respects to columcolombian wrighter gabriel garcia marquez. >> admirers and friends of 2058 ages pay their last respect, to the author of magic realism. >> he placed latin american literature the vanguard of

the nba has first been tasked with authenticating the recording. w after that, we do expect the nba to come down hard on sterling, and that could mean a number of things, a lengthy suspension, and huge fine, and essentially barring sterling from any clippers' games. the intent is to pressure him to sell the team. >> i don't know if a fine really works that much. he is worth $1.9 billion, what are you going to do give him a $1 million fine? i don't know if that is a enough here. maybe a lifetime suspension from coming to games. as far as him really giving up the team that seems like a legal long shot to me. so i wonder what the nba will do, will they seize ownership in some sense? but sterling has not seized the ownership of this team in many years, so i don't know if he'll do much. >> reporter: clippers coach doc rivers and the players have maintained that their focus is on beating the golden state warriors later today. that could be a difficult task because we are expecting protesters to show up before the game later today. >> and already the spons

it's going to be a difficult time for the nba, first of all, with adam silver, the commissioner and thenvestigation, which has to wrap up quickly. because that series is going to move back to los angeles. the investigation is whether or not that's donald sterling's voice on the tape. if it is, so much pressure for donald sterling to step down. there are complications. pro-basketball, nba is not major league baseball which has anti-trust exemptions. the commissioner has wider ranging powers to affect the game than the nba commissioner does. but still, there could be economic sort of unofficial sanctions, if you will, people are up in arms, there's legitimate outrage, the kind of which you rarely see in american sports for an owner of a franchise so prominent. >> and this is a situation that we haven't seen before, dealing specifically with a team owner as opposed to the coach. how did the commissioner silver perform yesterday? i know that he was late to that press conference, that wasn't a great start. >> no. but there was also a death of another former owner. he explained why he was lat

i give them a money talk when they decide to go to the nba. firstillion, charlie, tell them to put it away. don't worry abo buying watches, cars. your first million dollars, you put it in the bank, leave it there, seven years it doubles. all of a sudden, if it goes south, you can live the rest of your life on what comes out of that $2 million. dollar lot of things we try to teach but it's all speeded up. >> charlie: ow many accept what you're teaching? >> michael gilchrist's mom called me and said he listened to everything you said about the money talk. i have it with all of them before they leave. john wall and demarcus cousins gives a million to charity, they were list upping. we raised money for haiti and sandy victims, they were part of it. they were part of the fundraising and they see, wow, i can have an impact for other people? yes. understand fame is fleeting and money has wings. so there is more -- and they'll tell you, what we try to do is teach more than basketball, we're teaching life skills. >> charlie: when you say players first, what

it's almost 9:00, still no sign of the nba commissioner. the firstal test as commissioner to talk about the controversy about the l.a. clippers owner, donald sterling and the remarks recorded by this woman here, who is his girlfriend, who is mixed saying don't bring black people to the game and you shouldn't be photographed with them and put it on social media. we will wait for the press conference. when it starts, we'll bring it to you. we are going to go anthony bourdain. as soon as it starts, we'll bring it to you. [ speaking in a foreign language ] ♪ ♪

nba. my first experience with the nba, i played for the milwaukee bucks. they hired the first general manager of a team that was african-american. that was a big step. and they have continually reinforced that with opening more doors for minorities, women and, you know, other people of color. i think the nba has been exemplary. great athletes from around the world want to come to america and play in the nba. i think that says something for its inclusiveness and the open door that it tries to show the world that this is what we believe in. this is america. it's ameritocracy, come one, come all, just be on your game. that's a wonderful message. i think the nba should enforce that and i hope commissioner silver has the means and the support from the owners and everybody to get that done. >> all eyes on the league right now as they handle this, both needing to be responsible here, but also accountable in a way, and i think your optimism about the league being capable of handling it in the way that you just described there goes a long way because you've earned t

sterling is the owner. >> another nba hall of famer and tnt sports host charles barkley says adam silver should not wait to take action against sterling. >> this is the first test of adam silver. he's got to suspend him right now. >> so let's go to oakland, california, where cnn's dan simon has more on the nba's response here. dan, good morning to you. what are they saying? >> well, good morning. first of all, some think the clippers should boycott this game this afternoon. coach doc rivers said it was discussed in the locker room and quickly dismissed. he said the play will be the protest. in terms of what the nba commissioner is saying, he said, number one, they need to determine that, one, the tape is authentic, and number two, try to understand the context in which these highly offensive comments were made. take a look. >> the audio recording posted by tmz is truly offensive and disturbing. we intend to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible. all members of the nba family should be afforded due process and a fair opportunity to present their side of any controversy which is why i'm not yet prepared to discuss any potential sanctions against don

and so they said, well, you are the first black coach in the nba, in fact you are the first black coachll, football, and basketball. in the major leagues. what about that? and i said, to them, this is a great social experience. experiment. i would have nothing to do with it. the only reason i would do it because i am convinced that i am the best person for the job. >> bill russell was appearing at lbj civil rights summit. bill russell was active in the civil rights movement playing for the celtics. he was at martin luther king's famous i have a dream speech in washington in 1963. he was asked to join dr. king on the stage that day. but modestly declined. he wanted to keep the focus on dr. king and civil rights leaders who stepped up to the microphone. bill russell asked about the sudden emergence of openly gay players in college and professional sports. >> it seems to me it may not be a good correlation, but, a lot of questions they asked about gay athletes were essentially the same questions they used to ask about us black athletes. asked me how would you feel about playing with a gay

many see this as the first true test of adam silver as leader of the nba. in his first year as commissioner spoke about the growing controversy at a press conference before game four between the thunder and grizzlies in memphis. >> the audio recording posted by tmz is truly offensive and disturbing. and we intend to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible. >> the audio recording of a man, donald sterling, telling his girlfriend not to bring black people to his games has angered many. >> people call you and tell you that i have black people on my instagram. and it bothers you? >> yeah, it bothers me a lot. if you want to broadcast that you are associating with black people. do you have to? >> you associate with black people. >> i'm not you. you are not me. you are suppose to be a delicate white or latina girl. >> of black and mexican descent, post a picture of herself with magic johnson on instagram, an act that angered. >> do anything. do not put him on instagram, so people call me. and don't bring him to the game. >> the photo has been removed from i

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, in t >> giants game just over, but first, nba up top. one of those tick in the gut games. rose to the fifth seed in the playoffs. just got a few more potholes in it. you win tonight, you are in the flavors. you have to beat the denver nuggets. look at the ankle breaking antics. andre iguodala. amazing move. they lost a 20-point lead. steph curry, tear drop, bam. they are up by one. they have to stop a fellow named ken faried. the nuggets win it 100-99. boy that one, that hurt. the aforementioned giants game. roger craig, at&t tonight. buster posey. oh! anyway, here we go. tieing run comes in to score, went to where no one was. tony campana over the head of hicks. the diamondbacks win the game and the series. 6-5, your final. meantime, in minneapolis, bob melvin and the as . great start. dan strale y. he was 0/20 in the series and just got hot. and then, the stanford one, sam good on the net. as sweep the twinkies. >>> oh, the masters. arnold palmer. anyway, bill haas. the leader. in this one. as the masters first round is in the books. o

now he is commissioner silver, has that same oh, conviction to make sure the nba stays first and foremostthe pro ranks. and there is no room in his room for prejudice, for racism. i think it is fabulous. so he did, like his predecessor, david stern, he put that hammer down and you're right all the other owners are going to have to follow lead. tell me, you're going to go into a meeting 29 other owners besides the donald and you will vote yes or no? you have to vote. make them sell. otherwise you appear racist. >> i said at the outset. pat crochy knows somebody. i was going to say my suspicion is that it is you. are you in for this? >> i would love to owner the clippers, are you kidding me? after the philadelphia sixers, i would love to have the clippers. they are on the up-swing. they have a great coach in doc rivers. but what would be real karma? magic johnson on the team. i'll do it with him. >> how does a transaction like this get put together and who needs to improve it? >> well, that is a great question. normally you would man on man, man on woman, shake hands, you have a deal. you f

. >> nba will weigh in for the first time on the scandal surrounding clippers owner donald sterling and the rant that set up a firestorm of controversy. >> this is a look at new york city at the podium ready for the nba commissioner who will hold a news conference to discuss the leak's investigation as soon as it begins, then, we will bring it to you in a special report. we are streaming the entire news conference right now on our website at abc7news.com. >> thanks for join up us. >>> as we wait for the cover we have a lot of new developments. we will check with katie marzullo. katie? >> a lot of anticipation what the commissioner has to say and will he impose punishment? players and coaches are not waiting to react and warriors coach is calling for fans. >> donald sterling left a steakhouse with his estranged wife. it is the first time he has been seen in public since the scandal broke. sterling didn't say a word but she shouted when asked if he is a racist? >> of course not. >> far cry from the statement where she said her family was devastated by her estranged husband's racist commen

the los angeles clippers will face the golden state warriors this afternoon in game four of the nba firstyoff series up two games to one. the clippers owner donald sterling is facing new scrutiny after tmz sports published audio on saturday that claimed to present sterling arguing with his girlfriend for being seen in public with african-americans after she posted a picture she took with nba hall of famer ir vin magic johnson. . we'll play some of the audio for you now, but want to disclose that nbc news has not independently verified the authenticity. here now is a portion of what was posted by tmz sports. >> people call you and tell you that i have black people on my instagram and it bothers me. >> yeah, it bothers me a lot if you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> the man alleged to be sterling added more during the call, including telling the woman on the line she could do a lot of things with black people, except bring them to clippers game. how about your whole life, every day, you could do whatever you want? you can sleep with them, you can bring them i

i want to talk about this nba story first. oo you've seen a lot of change in your life. ave we seen today? what did we see in the nba? >> what we saw today, ed, i think is an attempt on the part of the new commissioner to get at the issues that have been beneath the surface for a long time. all of us have been hearing for years about mr. sterling. and this new commissioner has decided that he's going to act and act decisively. he is taking a great first step. now i would hope the owners will step up and provide the necessary votes to carry out this ban and then do what is necessary to force a sale of this property. this man seems to feel that not just a team but all the members of that franchise are his property. and this is a real problem. i think what the commissioner did today, starts us down the road to have a new kind of relationship between ownership and players. i hope that the ncaa will take a look at this and start doing some of the same things at the college level. because in many instances, there's a cesspool leading to professional sports, starting with colleg

he has been speaking on behalf of the nba players. first, though, here is jason carroll with more. >> effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> 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 do

this may be new nba commissioner adam silver's first major decision. stay tuned. >>> sharks and kings face off in game five tonight at the tanks. sharks up 3-1 in the series. a win tonight, san jose moves on. lose, go back to l.a. for game six on ms.. sharks not happy with their effort in their loss, and coach likes their attitude. >> that simple fact make me feel good. we weren't good enough last game. so it's an opportunity that is in front of us here on our home ice. we want to make good on it. >>> 60 years ago this season, the new york giant beat the cleveland indians for their world series tiedle. today the cleveland and giants back at it. fans treated with replica world series rings. in 4-2/3 innings, nick swisher brings home a run. then timmy loads the bases and hunter pence grounds under the glove of kipnis. giants with the 4-3 lead. then buster posey ads a solo bomb. giants look to complete the sweep tomorrow with the 5-3 victory. >> right now just was mentally aloof to things i wanted to do i had my game plan but wasn't executing it and thing

nba. this is the first major test from adam silver, our new commissioner, but you can't have an owner of andisparaging black people because the majority of its players are black. any time you're in a position of power you can hire and fire people, you can't be racist. so the nba has to address this. in my opinion, he has to be suspended, plain and simple. >> yeah. you notice on the statement that i read, he said he is sorry for that it was attributed to him but he doesn't say it's not me. he never said these statements is what he is saying. >> not just that. he has -- this is guy who has settled lawsuits about discrimination in the past so it's par for the course, to be honest with you. the nba let him off the hook in his real estate business when he was discriminating against blacks and hispanics and they should have done something to him back then. this is habitual. this is not the first time. this is the third or fourth time and this is the first time he has said something about black players but he was discriminating in his real estate business. adam silver has to address this. i feel b

president and to see that happening but recently we had another major breakthrough in the nba with jason collins being the firstgay nba basketball player, the first professional athlete in a major sport to come out. so i would like to ask your thoughts come in china this is very still sensitive topic that you attached yourself to great pathbreaking issues and i wonder if you think at any point in the future in the cba we're likely to see someone break that barrier? and for mr. stern come in china there's a big issue of intellectual property rights, the major challenge enforcing it. the nba has of course a major interest in making sure that issue is addressed seriously. i wonder if you could help us understand how the nba has treated that issue. thank you. >> go first, yao. [laughter] >> i think it's a very good question. as soon as you say jason collier, assuming sport, basketball game or and sport team is just like platform right there. a platform you can put everything on their to measure and measure not only by vertical -- i mean. >> the vertical and horizontal. >> and also measure by the time. so i think th

. >>> in sports, the nba playoffs begin saturday. >> first, there was the small matter of ending thear season. get the details from the guys at espn. >> good morning, america. he's jay harris. i'm neil everett. this is the bristol "sportscenter" set. the actual "sportscenter" set. we're all fired up because they talk about the piston bad boys. it's kevin durant against the pistons right now. >> and k.d. did some work. the regular season finale. first quarter, thunder down two. durant slicing in the lane. throwing it down. taking out his frustrations on the rim because he was shooting pretty coy to that point. that time, thunder within four. still going strong. westbrook to durant. thunder within three. under 20 seconds to play. okc down one. durant, jamming again. thunder up one. durant, 42 points, 21 in the fourth. thunder clinch the two seed in the west. come back to win. >> nba regular season ends. >>> nhl's second season begins. columbus at pittsburgh in pittsburgh. on the ropes. 3-1, after derek mackenzie goes top shelf on marc-andre fleury. but the penguins have the championshi

nba's announcement today still reportedly said that the clippers are not for sale. continuing team coverage to fight his golden state warrior player and coach all battles to join us live right now from oakland a first african-american nba coach one of them that he so much for joining us tonight we appreciate your time first of all reaction to today's developments. decision had been made and had been made on the commissioners level he didn't make on the novel he didn't i think this would make people understand that they're very serious about what happened. >> : you know mr. sterling personally had to come in contact with him. i don't know him personally but he is association press stock was 16 of the owners who said they would vote to remove mr. sterling 13 declined to comment. give any doubt that the owners will vote him out of this exclusive ownership club. ivan knowledge of that a be very surprised if the don't you honestly agree because yet the stop at some point and if everyone had the same mindset that could be a problem i would think. rain what people now say race had been an open secret for long time. heat sensing his protected by a leg was your feeling about that and be very surprised to kn

needless to say, the rant is causing major outrage within the nba and beyond. first, the clippers' players staged a silent protest against the owner before yesterday's game wearing inside out warmup gear to hide the team name and logo. basketball icon michael jordan and lebron james among those calling for immediate action against sterling. and the fallout does not end there. take a look at some of the reaction from some pretty well-known figures including magic johnson himself and even the president got involved. take a listen. >> we cannot have an nba owner discriminating against a league -- we're a black league, earn kn earnie. >> we shouldn't own a team anymore and stand up and say i don't want to own a team anymore. >> other things away from the series, you node to see from sterling or people or the organization for you to want to continue working for the team? >> don't know yet. i'm just going to leave it at that. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise ignorance, you don't have to do anything. you let them talk and that's what happened here. >> the nba is inv

. >> there are two legal hurdles the nba has a problem with potentially. the firstthe nba constitution although a 3-fourths vote, a specific circumstance when it is drafted, more of how financial factors, financial firms and insolvency, this unbelievable case that is not a ground here so they can devote all they want. the second of two problem is how to force a guy to sellout professional sports team? it will involve a bloody battle and agree with your panel, this is a fight. melissa: can they force him to sell based on this? is there a way to force them? >> adam silver made his announcement and didn't have to know he would win a case definitively. he could have known that, the boners, he felt he had a viable case. melissa: he would look silly. if they insist and he doesn't have to sell the team. >> from a public-relations standpoint that a silver did the right thing because racism is bad but it is bad business and this was not about altruism, it was about have capitalism. melissa: if he is able to keep the team is in that debacle? >> i don't see that happening? the

first of all. they have to deal with this. the nba has a problem.t and a racist among our family and we have been one of the most racially sensitive organizations in the world. we've been on the leading edge and at this day in age we discovered this privately. what an owner says privately doesn't matter. it doesn't matter if it was private, publicly or if he was intoxicated at the time. he said what he said. it created a firestorm. now there has to be restitution. i thought what adam silver did yesterday in his short tenure, the honeymoon is over for him. he has to make this right. the first step he did in banning david stern for life sent a powerful message to ex-clippers like myself, ex-nba players like myself that were insulted. we were insulted by that tape. we wondered what would be done. was armageddon going to happen to david stern if possible because he's been elusive in every way possible through the law out here. the situation with other people that will surface over the next couple of months as to how mean and really ugly david stern has

and of race related scandal is rocking the basketball world as the top nba teams compete in the first round of the playoffs. l a clippers owner david stirling is accused of making racist comments in a week phone conversation. those comments have sparked uproar in the nba in all the way to the president of the united states have been gorgeous sunny reports throwing their jackets to the ground wearing their warm ups inside out to keep the local hidden and donning black socks and banned street again. healy clippers chose to let their uniforms to the top team in protest of the racist comments allegedly made by team owner donald sterling in a ten minute recording obtained by celebrity news website tmz. a man believed to be sterling is heard asking the young woman not to bring black people to his team's post pictures with them. it was on. yes you are promoted we might be specifically mentioned the recording basketball legend magic johnson said he would stop going to clippers games as the mr ling was the owner. i'm going to say more about this a long time he's gonna give up the team if he do

> gordon says he was encouraged to come out when he saw the nets signed jason collins, the first openly gay nbaa ascend their stars to the bench to rest up for an entire game. indiana and milwaukee to face the last placed bucks. indiana win 1/04-102, and they regain the top spot in the eastern conference. >>> golf's most storied tournament tees off this morning even without tiger woods in the mix this year, golf fans are hanging on every turn at the masters. on wednesday the traditional par 3 con taft began with legends jack nicklaus, arnold palmer, and gary player teeing off. it gives them a chance to spend time with their family on the course before the tournament begins. >> and the final two rounds of the masters can be seen right here on cbs. our coverage begins this saturday at 3:00 p.m. eastern and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >>> finally she was an 8-year-old girl who inspired one of the nation's best college basketball teams. lacey holsworth mentd center adreien payne at a hospital where she was being treated for cancer. they became fast friends and over the last two years lacey became

seems like a bit of a clinton fest and you have chelsea clinton writing about jason collins, the first nba player that came out as gay. hillary clinton both wrote in praise of john kerry her successor, but she was on the list praised by pakistani education activist ma la la. have they ordered extra copies even if bill didn't make the list? >> i should hope so. the clintons are having a great year even by their standards. yeah, i think it is quite remarkable the influence they have had mother and daughter both. >> why seth meyers and not jimmy fall loan? >> seth meyers is a new kind of late night host. this is not -- jimmy fallon was my favorite, but he brings a more cerebral approach to late night comedy. we had to take note of that. >> the biggest sports stars on the list are renaldo a big soccer star and serena williams from tennis. the others are obscure, and certainly none of the big american sports stars, the lebron jameses and peyton mannings and tom bradies didn't make the list. why? >> lebron james had a good year as did both the manning brothers. it was an international list, 45 o

first of all, we heard according to the nba, mr. sterling has been bann ened for life for any association with the clippers team, with the nba. that includes going to games, going to practice, stepping inside any kind of facility, any involvement with the board of governors, group of owners of the nba teams. that was number one. number two, he will be facing a $2.5 million fine. that is the maximum amount of money they could fine him under the nba constitution. that money will end up being donated then to organizations of diversity, inclusion. that money will be donated, the $2.5 million. here's the third point, this is what people were listening for with regard to a possible forced vote, getting this man out of his job as the clippers owner. the precise word from adam silver was "urge." he will urge the owners to force a sale of the team. and that forced urging, he says, will begin immediately. so let me bring in our entire panel, just to marinate, really, on what we just heard. 18 seasons with the nba, most recently with the brook

nba franchise? >> there's immense pressure on adam silver. firstmember, he's less than three months into his term as commissioner. this is going to set the tone for what kind of commissioner he's going to be, both to the outside public and sponsors and fans of the nba and internally to the players and coaches and people within the ranks. there's pressure on him from the owners. owners around the league realize they have to do something about donald sterling, something they didn't do other the past 10, 15, 20 years. however, mark cuban made an interesting comment yesterday. he talked about, quote, the slippery slope that he's concerned about. he is concerned that if the owners give silver too much power, silver could turn around and maybe try to rescind one of their franchises. cuban is one of the more progressive owners in the nba. you only have to imagine how some of the most conservative owners feel. adam silver also, remember, is a lawyer, a very good lawyer, so he's aware of the legal ramifications. he knows that donald sterling is a lawyer and

there aren't a lot of clear guidelines in the nba bylaws for this situation. first of all, he's got to determine the authenticity of the recording which he's promised to do "extremely quickly" in a matter of days. then he's got to marshall consensus among the other nba players to see how far he can go in punishing sterling. it will be tough to move him out and sterling it known to be a he will letigious guy. he could be success spended frommer in interaction or decision-making from the team or possibly for life, they could fine him. >> i spoke with kareem abdul jabbar who worked for sterling some years ago for about three months he said and this was his reaction when he heard the comments. >> i'm kind of reminded of what happened with presidential candidate romney, when he was taped in a way that he wasn't aware that he was being taped so his comments were a lot more candid than they would have been if he had known that the media was listening so i think that's what happened to mr. sterling. he has a bad reputation as far as i'm concerned, you know, the cases that h

nba. thunder hosting the pistons. first quarter.in durant finds an open lane and throws down a dunk to tie it up third quarter. westbrook to durant. for the alley oop. there you have it. it makes it a one-point game. the then der needed last second magic to get the w. >> drives quickly. score! >> here we go. durant and monroe and jennings and he fires the three and it's -- >> good stuff. kevin durant with the game winner. he finishes with 42 points. the thunder lead detroit 112-111 and grab the number 2 seed in the west. it's not funny stuff, folks. i don't know why i'm laughing. i do know why. i'll share it with you soon. to the ice and the opening night of the stanley cup playoffs. >> the dallas end with 9:00 gone by and 11:00 to go. they score! it's 4-o ducks. >> roaring right back. down to sutter. scores! >> behind the net. it's -- they score! it's fired home by dale weise in and out of the net. the canadiens win it in the first overtime at 18:08. >> canadiens, penguins and ducks all victorious in game one. >> hockey playoffs ar

jabari parker is the blue devil's latest one and done star, hoping to be the draft's nba number one pick. and young first of the wildcats all freshman starting five to declare eligibility. likely not the last. donovan mcnabb was released from an arizona jail after serving a one-day sentence for misdemeanor dui. that was back in december. law enforcement released this mug shot yesterday. >>> in the bird -- no, in the sky, i should say, it's a bird, it's a plane. >> what is -- oh, that's a bull. >> you know the bull. that's benny the bull, chicago's mascot, waving the team's flag on top of the willis tower, getting everyone fired up for the playoff game on sunday against the wizards. >>> we end this friday with memorial service for 8-year-old lacey holsworth better known as princess lacey. the little girl, a huge spartans fan, especially koes to center adrian payne. she actually die aid week ago. she had been battling cancer. >> yeah. sad to see her go. she's a cutie. >> craig, thank you so much. pressure it. >> you're welcome, betty nguyen. >>> good friday. do you have a good forecast for us? >> not for e

the nba also said it's not taking any immediate action against sterling. firstnvestigators will interview him and determine whether the audiotape is in fact authentic. new this morning, the naacp california state conference is urging the branch to take sterling off a list of honorees. still sent to a lifetime award from the civil rights organization next month. >> sterling racist behavior. baylor sued him for racial discrimination. >> new this morning, a historic day at the vatican today where two past popes became saints. an estimated # hundred thousand people gathered to worship. pope john paul ii be canonized. includes 600 priests who gave communion to the masses. for the faithful, it's a once in a lifetime event. >> john paul holds a special place in your heart? >> yes, teaching me how to live. showing me how to pray. >> today is a day of firsts for the vatican. two popes have been canonized together and the first time two popes conducted mass together in public. >> despite the canonization, not everybody agrees it should be by the priest. they say he covere

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nba. he took over a little less than three months ago. he has an enormous task. there are not a lot of clear guidelines in the bylaws. first of all, he has to investigate the authenticity. and then he has to marshal con s census among the other owners. it's going to be tough to force sterling out. it's not impossible but it would be extremely difficult and sterling is known to be a very lat teej jous guy. this could spend years in court. ultimately what he could do is suspend him from having any decision making with the team. possibly he could suspend him or fine him. if it's sterling's voice on that tape, a number of owners seem to support a strong action. we've seen michael jordan come forward, he came out against the recording and that all circles back to something that president obama said this morning. obama made the point that we do still live in a time where these kinds of sentiments exist. however, there's been a cultural shift where americans are not as accepting of these sentiments in any kind of form and maybe that's what we're seeing with donald sterling. maybe it was accepted even ten years ago and all of the