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. >> the nba playoffs underand the gs warrior steal one in l.a. against the clippers. they were so hot blake griffin cooled off a warrior fan. marks. go! it's chaos out there. but the m-class sees in your blind spot, pulls you back into your lane, even brakes all by itself. it's almost like it couldn't crash... even if it tried. the 2014 m-class. >>> there have been 453 best of stenseries in nba history. the team that wins game one has won the series 77% of the time. warriors hoping to play the permanents as they take game one from the clippers in l.a. warrior fans representing at the staples center. clips jump out to a 12-1 lead but golden state claws back. curry from distance, ties the game. jordan, throws down the alley-oop. lob city. time running out in the first. former warrior, crawford, launches one from halfcourt, it's in. 5 apiece at the break. blake griffin, early foul trouble. redeems himself in the lead to. thompson laid the warriors with22. late fourth, chris paul, ties it at 102. three-point game. draymond green missed. collison grabs but is out of bounds

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as the nba playoffs playoffs kick off tomorrow, malik's popular is surging. we thought it would be a good time for a little crossover with the basketball network and our sister network tnt. barkley's blunt humor sometimes entertains, sometimes offends but always makes him one of television's most fascinating figures. here is our uncensored visit. >> three, two -- >> wiell, guys we're glad to be visiting with you on the've of the playoffs. what do you think the main story lines we're all going to be talking about for the next couple of months are going to be? >> i think the story is going to be dwyane wade's help. i'm one of those people that think that brooklyn doesn't have a chance. >> i'm sure brooklyn will be thrilled to hear you say that. >> they're get over it. it's going to be the heat and the pacers in the eastern conference finals. indiana, have they have struggled some coming down the stretch, but they're still going to be there in the end. >> i like this storyline, kevin durant wins. >> how do you like this story line, san antonio, 28 seconds from t

>>> racist remarks threatening to overshadow the nba playoffs as more stand against l.a. clippers owner donald sterling. >> now new protests planned for tomorrow's warriors should be clippers game at the staples center. >> abc news reporter is here now with new details for us. >> a decision on possible sanctions against donald sterling is expected tomorrow morning hours before the clippers face off against the warriors. meanwhile, on twitter the #clippers boycott has plenty of traffic. but lots of conflicted fans, not sure about what to do. >> during the san antonio spurs match-up, both teams donned black socks to show solidarity with the clippers players. the heat made a move mirrororing, following release by tmz of a recorded conversation between clippers owner donald sterling to his former girlfriend. >> if you want to broadcast it, you're associating with black people. >> as players show their solidarity, how will fans show their support? >> i've heard of the clippers' fans. they'll boycott the game. so i mean -- >> what do you think of that? >> that's great. >> i don

>>> racist remarks threatening to overshadow the nba playoffs as more stand against l.a. clippers owner donald sterling. >> now new protests planned for tomorrow's warriors should be clippers game at the staples center. >> abc news reporter is here now with new details for us. >> a decision on possible sanctions against donald sterling is expected tomorrow morning hours before the clippers face off against the warriors. meanwhile, on twitter the #clippers boycott has plenty of traffic. but lots of conflicted fans, not sure about what to do. >> during the san antonio spurs match-up, both teams donned black socks to show solidarity with the clippers players. the heat made a move mirrororing, following release by tmz of a recorded conversation between clippers owner donald sterling to his former girlfriend. >> if you want to broadcast it, you're associating with black people. >> as players show their solidarity, how will fans show their support? >> i've heard of the clippers' fans. they'll boycott the game. so i mean -- >> what do you think of that? >> that's great. >> i don

it is time to rebound. >> nba playoffs. game four. spurs and mavericks.parker to a wide open boris diaw for 3. with eight seconds left, a 2-point game. spin drives it off the rim.93-8. evening the series at 2-2. sunny and hot in >>> they say you always remember your first and he will not forget tossing the complete game of his career in texas. how about sparky? wide eyed in arlington. top of the third. yu darvish was wide eyed also. two runs scored. this is the shortest outing in his career. 3 1/3 innings and he was yanked. you'll get nothing and like it. he goes the distance. the first complete game. prince fielder to end it. the giants and padres. look how cute! that's a 10 on a scale of 1-10 in cuteness. down 2-0. in the bottom of the fourth. michael morris drives it in. 3-2, catcher rene rivera. didn't have a single run. five tonight. off madison bumgarner. after going five, the giants fall by a score of 6-4. struggling tonight with runners in scoring position. >> very tough. yeah. i heard about progressive's "name your price" tool? i guess you can te

. >> plus golden state warriors getting ready for game 2 of their nba playoff series. [sister off screen] so, and i lied to you earlier when i said that...we weren't ready to have a baby, we're actually eight-weeks pregnant. [women] shut up! [brother-in-law off camera] we're pregnant! [woman] you're kidding me! [man] shut up! [woman] shut up! [screams] take the kid,take the kid,take the kid! [woman] oh my god! [everyone laughter,crying] >>> stocks are slightly higher today. the conference board says its index of leading indicators rose for the third month in a row. this also points to accelerated growth for the remainder of the spring and summer. also out today, the federal reserve bank of new york says a third of all small businesses in the area's impacted by superstorm sandy reported financial losses a year later. the dow is currently up 26. the nasdaq is up 18 and the s&p is up 4. >>> game 2 of the nba playoffs between the golden state warriors and the los angeles clippers gets underway tonight. on saturday the warriors beat the clippers to take game 1 of the series

followed later by what could be the most watched first round nba playoff game in history. you are looking at a live shot of the staples center in los angeles, california, where the game will be played. there will be players. there will be fans, but there will be no donald sterling who as been banned from attending the games of the team that for the time being he still owns. one has to imagine that commissioner silver recognized that insufficiently forceful response might have precipitated the kind of dramatic action by players tonight ta the league would have had a hard time ever recovering from. from the l.a. clippers today, this statement. we support and embrace the decision by the nba and commissioner silver today. now the healing process begins. joining me now is bill maher, host of "real time" on hbo. i'm curious to hear your reaction that donald sterling is banned for life after today verified the voice on the tape saying those things was, in fact, him. >> it's hard to talk about this guy on msnbc. i can't say [ bleep ], can i? is that a word -- okay. so i will call

. >> this morning, that means the nba playoffs.ow, from our guys over at espn. >> good morning, america. welcome to our "sportscenter" studios. i'm stan verrett, along with kenny mayne. nba playoff action monday night. >> that's right. san antonio, down 2-1 games, dallas mavericks. tim duncan, extraordinarily tall. under a minute left in the fourth. tied at 87-87. tony parker and boris diaw. spurs up three. now, the mavs down by two. trying to make something happen. monta ellis, spinning. twizzle. doesn't go. spurs hang on to win it by a score of 93-89. tie the series up at 2-2. >>> pacers hosting the hawks. game five. a moment of silence in honor of former pacers coach dr. jack ramsay who passed a away on monday. mike scott, six for six in the second quarter, include five or five on threes. and all of the 17 points in the quarter. hawks up 21 at the half. they scored 21 in the second quarter. fourth quarter, the pacers. c.j. watson brings them to within nine. but in the end, atlanta held on. paul millsap knocks that down. larry bi

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take a brief time-out before we hit the hardwood for the nba playoff action and tee it up. lpga tour in town. quite a battle. stacy lewis our leader. details as we continue. warriors and clippers. game four tomorrow on abc 7. 12:30 tip-off. following the game. stave tuned for after the game. and hall of famer, nate thurman at oracle arena. hope to see you then. the nba game. and the mavs and spurs. monte ellis. and close to the game. game high 29. buries the 3. the victory. okay. ties it up. 32 points two. opportunities to win the game in regulation. can't get either to go. for the tie. misses. and ties the series at two apiece. indiana. miami also winners today. let's tee it up. and the swinging, lpga classic. both birdies. long birdie putt. in great shape. on 17. lieu ace again. coming up. steve young. the front office stripe. he pulls no punches want to hear it. stick around. >> still to come, the human power of movies. one family's story about how their autistic child learned to connect through disney films. a bizarre accident. a plane collide with a lawnmower. tell you

as you can see, the blue and gold faithful slowly making their way into the building for some nba playoff basketball 48 minutes of roar coming from these home fans. >> this night was key last year and they believe they can once again make a difference here tonight. >> oe think the players are going to feed off the crowd. they're going toe congresswoman in with a lot of energy. hopefully, more energy than game 2. and, hopefully, they'll come and match the intensity. >> i expect all of dub nation to come out. be loud, be proud. represent the warriors and cheer on the team, man. get everybody fired up. make it rain with the splash brothers around do some damage to the clippers. >> coming up later in sports, we will hear from some of tonight's pivotal game three. back to you guys. >> tonight, the sharks could eliminate the l.a. kings. now, the sharks lead the series 3-0. if they win tonight, they would sweep the kings and advance to round two of the stanley cup playoffs. >> coming up next, a 49er in trouble. >> it was completely in flames and he had no option but to run through it! no choice

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an audio recording has been overshadowing the nba playoffs. nba could suspend sterling indefinitely and issue up to a $1 million fine. already the controversy is hitting the clippers in the pocketbook. more than a dozen corporate sponsors including car max, state farm, virgin america and key nay motors america have cut ties with the team. >> i think they have a wide range of options to do whatever they think is appropriate to diminish his representation of the league in this manner. >> reporter: 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 sponsorsfullying for the hills which is -- sponsors fleeing for the hills which has already started. the nba commissioner will make his announcement at 11:00 this morning pacific time. mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> a look at the traffic. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. maze -- your backups to the maize. the 58 # approach is backed up to highway 84 and also a trouble spot southbound 88 # at warre

the bunbies went on to win 41-23. >>> the atlanta hawks have taken a 2-1 series lead in the nba playoffh top seeded pacers. the pacers struggling to regain the form they showed for so much of the regular season. 98-95 the final. game four is saturday in atlanta. >> it's a great position to be in. we have more home games coming, which is great, but i mean i -- every game in the playoffs it's all monster. >>> the boston bruins have put the red wings on the brink of nhl playoff elimination. the bruins had a 3-2 victory in a 3-1 series lead. >>> the minnesota wild have leveled their series at 2-2, beating the colorado avalanche in the western conference. spurgeon and coyle each scoring once. >>> the l.a. kings have avoided first round elimination, recording a 6-3 victory over the san jose sharks. the kings trail that series 3-1. >>> plenty more, of course on our website. you can check that out, aljazeera.com/sport. also details on how to get in touch with our team on twitter and facebook. more sport for me later on. but that's it for us now. >> do stay with us here on al jazeera, because i'

i can envision a meeting taking place sometime after the nba playoffs, maybe before, where every nba owner is in that room with donald sterling and to a man and woman they say, none of us this is 29-0, there are 30 teams in the league, this is 29 to 1 maybe and you're the one. we want you out. there is no justification for you to remain. we'll make you whole financially as much as humanly possible but you've got to go. >> and eugene robinson, what is the lesson for professional sports for the owners? this is peer pressure that's basically the only thing they've got. they can't force him to sell. >> that's kind of the way these -- this league works. they've got to bring this pressure to bear. actually, i was just in touch a few minutes ago with somebody who knows sterling and has dealt with him in the past and who's familiar with the team's finances and this person speculated he hasn't spoken with sterling recently, but if sterling did decide finally under pressure to sell, his price, he would probably say okay, you want me out and it's going to cost north of a billion dollars. >> eug

of year you have the soft fans begin to pay attention to what is called the second season, the nba playoffswhere the owners are going to make their argument that dnald steriling is detrimental to the game. the owners want to wrest control of the franchise from him. >> steve here's a question from twitter. are people scapegoating donald sterling to make their own complicity in keeping racism alive and well today? >> i believe there has been a generation there that do see the world through similar values. or else they wouldn't have voted for an african-american president. i think he is an isolated incidents and there is more of that. but there are isolated incidents of people with racism in their heart. he was caught on tape. >> what power does the nba have in deciding to remove him as an owner or what have you? we saw what the nba can do. they can fine him. according to the bylaws that i see up to $2.5 million. and they can vote -- vote 3/4 of the nba board of governors which is composed of all 30 owners to get rid of him. what options do they have here? >> yeah, so, is it true he can be fin

clippers' owner allegedly said about african-americans turns the nba playoffs into a bid of a sideshowith tens of millions of dollars at stake and the reputations of the owners, players and nba on the line, we examine the business of the fallout. "countdown to the closing bell" starts right now. ♪ ♪ liz: and the new news breaking on the l.a. clippers' story, by the way, is that adam silver, the nba commissioner, will address the media and the public tomorrow, 2 p.m. eastern. fox business will have that when it happens, but in the meantime, good afternoon, everybody, i'm liz claman. as we head into this last hour of trading, stocks have mostly turned negative, and this morning's gains now a distant memory, but what a swing we've seen. for the nasdaq alone it's been a 90-point swing, 9-0. new selling in tech shares pulling down the nasdaq which had been up at one point by 36 points. right now you see it's losing about 26 points or two-thirds of a percent. dow jones industrials was at one point up 187 points. it was also down earlier by about 49 points, so, again, a huge swing there of 18

nba. playoffs coming together. >> finally, we know all 16 teams.emphis grizzlies, the last entrant. knocked off phoenix last night. mike miller was five of six from beyond the arc. under a minute to play. zach randolph, the steal. and two more of his season-high 32. phoenix needed to win that to stay alive. didn't happen. 97-91. grizzlies move into the elite. >>> in the east, the heat taking on the wizards. indiana came in a half-game ahead of miami. miami can make a move. but only dwyane wade. he's the only one of the big three playing. chris bosh, out. wade, doing his thing. layup, he had nine. wizards up 30. the pacers get the top seed in the east. john wall, trevor ariza. he had 25. later, ariza, to wall, behind his back. makes the lay-in. wizards win, 114-93. >>> the pacers, the top seed. and miami, they don't care. >> pacers/hawks in the first round of the east. the hawks beat the pacers earlier this week. >> good morning, america. >>> coming up next, brad pitt signs on to his next big movie role. a part that will have him wearing five star.

the action at oracle arena for game four in the nba playoff between the golden state warriors and the los angeles los angeles clippers started before tip-off in the first public demonstration as a team the clippers went through their preclaim routine with their shirts worn inside out to hide the team logo. >> to state solidarity and unity. to say we're paying attention. >> the players themselves remained silent, choosing not to speak out against comments alleged to have been made by team owner, donald sterling, to his girlfriend. >> i would be -- >> you don't feel it. don't bring black people and don't come. >> do you know that you are whole team that is black? >> do i snow? i support them and give them food and can clothes and cars and houses. who gives it to them? does someone else give it to them? who makes the game? do i make the game or do they make the game? these are 30 owners in the league. >> the attorney representing his girlfriend says his client did not release the tape to media. clippers coach doc rivers says no matter the source, the tape has been a huge distraction. >>

fact, a columnist with the "san jose mercury news" says a walkout might have affected all three nba playoffmes. what stopped it? a press conference hours before in the controversy amid donald sterling. the nba declared on tuesday it had authenticated the tape and believed the male voice on the tape to be that of sterling. his punish 349, a lifetime ban and a fine of $2.5 million, the maximum the nba can levy under its rules. also commissioner adam silver said he will do everything in his power to force the sale of the team, force donald sterling out of the nba altogether. we'll have more on that possibility later in the show. but yesterday, everyone from owners to former to current players were high-fiving the decision. and today, even the white house indicated its satisfaction with the outcome. >> the president believes that the nba has done the right thing. >> essentially everyone was declaring mission accomplished, except for one guy. roger mason jr., vice president of the nba players' association and the one person during two press conferences and lots of media events yesterday to note

hamas the crazy thing is we have playoffs starting at nhl and nba and who are they claim. fs run this week. for their planned l.a. kings. that's series gets under way later this week and the nba playoffs start on saturday. and who did the warriors drop. the l.a. clippers 3 it appears that way in everything stays the same they will play the clippers of the dodgers against the giants, the a's against the angels and the sharks against the kings and the clippers against the warriors. i've been down here at&t all morning long trying to find giants fans who do i run into but in l.a. fan. >>: i would have to go. i'm from southern california's water would have to go with the angels. >>: what about giants dodgers. >>: clippers warriors 3 that the vikings sharks. >>: kings of for shore. >>: that you know you're in the wrong town right? about my guess i'm here for work. >>: it got to get out here quick. >>: you guys are nice as long as i don't bring up the teams i like. >>: and now although the warriors and the sharks are really playing for that play off a live hits one in done for th

since the clippers handled e warriors in thursdays >>> nba playoffs, dark cloud of racism of its owner raining over. a lot has happened since the clippers handled the warriors in game 3. game 4, the direct effect. one fan at the arena yelled out, quote, kkk clippers. the owner, sterling, the players wore their warm up shirts inside out. distancing themselves from the team logo. there is sterling's wife. a quick start to the ball. he knocked down 53s in the quarter. golden state would open up a 23 point lead in the game. great, the warriors, just sharper. thompson, just throws it down. 15 points for thompson before fouling out. the defendant, griffin wells, warriors have numbers the other way. and lee finishes the break. he had 15. just a jekyll and hyde day. >> now, all out jam. best game of the series. clippers, they would get close. but, more curry. 33 points for him. mama loves it in the stands, warriors ran them out of the building. to even the series at 2 games a piece. >> any time we can get stuff going like that, we don't get them going, they get themselves going. any time we ca

and the warriors take on the clippers in game four of the nba playoffs tomorrow afternoon at 12:30. right here on abc7. followed by "after at the game "0 "with live postgame interviews and highlights. >> we have a little more rain in the forecast. right now looking at the south beach cam, showing the water out there. certainly doesn't look like rain is coming tonight. just a few clouds. but meteorologist frances dinglasan show us us what is in store for the bay area with live doppler 7hd. >> there's those low clouds making way for more clouds moving in. live doppler 7hd sweeping around the bay area, picking up a lot of cloud cover, high-level clouds, and picking up some light rain that will be moving in tonight. you can already see some parts of it off the coast, off eureka, and that will slide in overnight into our neighborhood. i'll let you know how much to expect. i want to take you back to that view of the beautiful skies we saw. so the timing is nice for the rain. temperatures now in the 50s, and we have a huge warmup this week -- next week, i should say. numbers will be in the

every one today w >>> nba playoffs, a lot has happened since thursday's warriors/clippers game 3. huh? the clippers owner, comments at the forefront. everyone, today, wanting to see the effects of that on the floor for game 4. clippers wore their shirted in out. distancing themselves from the team logo. there is donald steriling's wife. she is embarrassed. oh, the game, a quick start. curry was involved. knocked down 5threes, war years leading by -- warriors leading 23 in the game. great ball movement here. thompson, just go ahead, throw it down. 15 points before fouling out. the defending griffenwell. david lee. and curry returns to lead with that. the fast break. as it would be a jackel and hide. curry coming up with it -- jekyll and hyde, curie coming up with it. and curry, again. and mama loves it. 33 points for curry. golden state ran him out of the building, 117-98 to even the series at 2 games a piece. >>> any time we can get stuff going like that, but we don't get them going they get themselves going. any time we can get them open, sometimes you don't have to get them open

. >>> nba playoffs, greg pop rich looking to get back to the finals again this year. dallas, tony parker past dirk nowitzki. second quarter, leonard off the turnover. consequence, anyone. anyone? easy money. seven errors faces dallas with 19. off balance layup. first down, held the mavs to one field goal in the last seven minutes to duncan. during the game, junior filled in for craig senior who is interviewing. >> you did a great job. but i would rather have your dad standing here. we miss you. you been an important life of all of us for a long time. we want your family back on the court and i promise i'll be nice. >> very touching. king james and the heat, their quest to defend the title. check it out. birdman anderson and wildcats down five. lebron and company pull away to wide open beyond the ark. >>> john wall in the fifth seeded wizards taking on the bulls in chicago. fourth quarter, bulls up. bulls up -- chicago up 5, feeling good, feeling wouldn't last. late wall, misses the judger, martin gore cleans that up. he had 15. final round of the rbi hartage. matt kuc

this is expected to be the highest rated nba playoff game of the season. >>> i'm jeff ranieri. major heat headed to the bay area. who will hit 90 degree temperatures and when? >>> the government stepping in to combat sex assaults on college campuses. >>> they win one battle only to face another. the problem that recovering cancer patients encounter after chemotherapy. >>> have you seen the video of the car of the future? no it's the car of the here and now driving the streets of the bay area. we're going to show you more of this video after the break. >>> the car of the future? the kind that doesn't need a driver, may be closer to becoming a reality. >> google has been developing the technology for the self-driving car. the drive is getting smoother by the day. i hear you have eye-opening video. >> reporter: it's something else. google has been working on the self driving car for years now. but for the first time, the project is off the freeway and on city streets in mountainview and it's managed to get around all the obstacles successfully. >> we have taught the vehicle to rec

the warriors will face the clippers in the nba playoffs.m barnett calling the warriors game he will retire after the season. steph curry and the warriors got the night off. barnes had 30 points. crawford had 41 points. he hit the 3 to put golden state up ahead late. the warriors finish the season with 51 wins beating the nuggets 116-112. time for the wednesday night top five. number 5, john dali's latest stunt. hits the ball out of his friend's mouth. >> something wrong with this picture. not spelling majors here. >> number 3 on the clay for tennis. through the wick it and the ball stays in. phenomenal hit. >> number 2 in iowa, the senior with the goal. >> and at number 1, the minnesota wild got his last shave in. bumps and bruises. murray gets the bloody nose. and then getzlaf of the ducks takes the puck right to the face, lookis like it went to the mouth, anaheim beat dallas 4-3. >> it's a brutal sport. >> he walks off to try to get treatment. it's amazing they take these injuries and it's part of it. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

and the warriors take on the clippers in game four of the nba playoffs tomorrow afternoon at 12:30. right here on abc7. followed by "after at the game "0 "with live postgame interviews and highlights. >> we have a little more rain in the forecast. right now looking at the south beach cam, showing the water out there. certainly doesn't look like rain is coming tonight. just a few clouds. but meteorologist frances dinglasan show us us what is in store for the bay area with live doppler 7hd. >> there's those low clouds making way for more clouds moving in. live doppler 7hd sweeping around the bay area, picking up a lot of cloud cover, high-level clouds, and picking up some light rain that will be moving in tonight. you can already see some parts of it off the coast, off eureka, and that will slide in overnight into our neighborhood. i'll let you know how much to expect. i want to take you back to that view of the beautiful skies we saw. so the timing is nice for the rain. temperatures now in the 50s, and we have a huge warmup this week -- next week, i should say. numbers will be in the

nba playoffs. the thunder and the grizzly. 18 seconds to go. kevin durant, to russell westbrook.stbrook tries to get it back to durant. he gets tripped. durant, off-balance three and the foul. thunder pull within two. durant almost out of bounds. made the free throw, as well, to make it a one-point game. four seconds left in regulation. westbrook for three. kendrick perkins. they're going to overtime. oklahoma city trailed by nine in the fourth. 20 seconds to go. zach randolph. he had 25. griz get the split, heading home for game three, thursday. >>> blake griffin had an abysmal game one against golden state. so did the clippers, in general. looking to even the series on their home court. crawford, griffin. second quarter. clippers up 24. deandre jordan. good morning, america. and then, j.j. redick to griffin. good morning, america. griffin, a playoff career high 35 points. if you had golden state in 39, you lost. >> what a blowout. 138 for the clippers. i thought that went pretty well. >> it did. i think it went really well. hey, we hope you have a great day. >> back to you. >>

an audio recording allegedly of sterling making racist comments has been overshadowing the nba playoffs. mark kelly joins us live from the newsroom and mark, what actions could the league legally take against sterling? >> reporter: well michelle the nba could suspend sterling indefinitely and issue up to a $1 million fine. already the controversy is hitting the clippers in the pocketbook. 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 defend

clippers lost to the warriors in the nba playoff game today. that was in the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons. the clippers owner donald sterling is under fire for an audio recording that allegedly tells his then girlfriend he doesn't want her posting photos of herself with black people. >> reporter: losing the playoff game in oakland the clippers look like what they are, a team under a cloud. the pre-game warmup was an exercise in solidarity and shame. turning their jerseys inside out, to show how they feel about rarnlly charged comments allegedly made by team owner donald sterling. >> we're playing. that's our message. >> sterling wasn't there and was not commenting on a recording first posted by tmz sports. he's allegedly arguing with then girlfriend about an stain gram photo of herself and magic johnson. >> yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to promo, broadcast that you are associating with black people. do you have to? >> nbc news is not authenticated the audio. a team spokesman questions whether the statements are real or

. >>> the nba playoffs are in town. a lot of people around the bay area biting their fingernails tonight. the game came down to the time seconds. it was very loud tonight. here's a look inside. 20,000 fans cramming into the  oracle arena. among the people cheering was the wife of steffen curry. cheryl hurd joins us. a lot of warriors fans, very emotional. >> reporter: that's right. her name is aisha curry, she's a former model and actress. they met in high school but became college sweet hearts. for them, it's family first. and they say everything else will just fall into place. stef curry is a fan favorite. but his number one fan is his wife. >> our day-to-day lives isn't this. we are completely 1,000% like the most normal people on earth. our night consists of laying in bed and watching tv. >> reporter: during the playoffs, it's all about keeping her husband focused. >> usually i cook a pregame meal. it's usually some sort of pasta, and if not pasta and i'm not cooking, then it's subway. he takes a pregame nap and r

. >>> in the nba playoffs, an exciting game two in the thunder/grizzly's series.oma city star shining bright, russell westbrook scores 29 points. kevin durant finishes with 36 including a three-pointer in the final minute. zach randolph comes up big time in overtime. he scored eight points in the grizzlies tie up with a 111-105 win. in the only other nba game, the clippers tie up their series with the warriors. los angeles blows out golden state in game two, 138-98. >>> in the nhl playoffs, one goal was all that was needed to decide game three in the colorado-minnesota series. michael granlund scored. gives the wild a 1-0 win. colorado leads the series, two games to one. pittsburgh scores three times in less than three minutes to come from behind to beat columbus, 4-3. they lead the series, two games to one. two other nhl series, dallas shuts out anaheim, 3-0. the ducks lead that series, two games to one. chicago tops st. louis, 2-0. the blues lead that series, two games to one. in baseball, the atlanta braves breathe a sigh of relief. the braves blow a one-run le

. >>> speaking of the nba, playoffs start this weekend and warriors will likely be without their big man bogat. if he play, the fracture could end up puncturing his young. golden state locked up the sixth seed with the win against the timberwolves. the regular season wraps up tomorrow. >>> we do want to get a check of that traffic this morning as we get things going. >> we're all getting rolling, exactly. we'll take you over to the east shore freeway. the camera here and what i found as we zoom in this one car is not going to be rolling, except with the assistance of a flatbed tow truck. this is just off the east shore free way. runs parallel towards the east shore. if you don't know about it, i told you about one of the local secrets to get you through some of that traffic flow eand both directions are blocked and had a traffic break as both lanes are clear. we see a smooth drive as you are heading back berkeley, the area where you'll see the flashing lights and not affecting the flow towards the maze. in the south bay, the only other issue that we're worried about and this is just

. >>> the indiana pacers have lost the expectations copping into the nba playoffs as the number one seedd after a game one loss to atlanta, the pacers needing a game to win before the series shifts to atlanta. despite trailing in the second half, indiana rallies behind a 27-point effort from paul george to tie up the series with a 101-85 win. >>> meanwhile the chicago bulls find themselves in some trouble. they're doomed by some bad foul shooting in overtime and lose game two to washington. 101-99. the series moves back to washington with the wizards holding a 2-0 lead. >>> and the toronto raptors tie up their series with the brooklyn nets. toronto win, 100-95. >>> fwl the nhl playoffs the los angeles kings are on the ropes. san jose's patrick marleau scored six minutes into overtime to give the sharks a 4-3 win. san jose now holds a three-games-to-none lead in the series. >>> and the montreal canadiens are the first team to advance to the next round. max pacioretty scores with less than a minute to play to give montreal a 4-3 win over tampa bay and a sweep of the series. >>> boston take

. >> now, taking it to the nba playoffs. memphis and oklahoma with big shots last night.four-point play and kendrick perkins' game time basket, heading into overtime. memphis was not at all rattled. zach randolph's 25-point performance led the grizzlies to a 111-105 win tying the matchup, 1-1. >>> l.a. turning things around against golden state. los angeles spanking golden state by 40 points. >> wow. >> sit down. >> 138-98. it's the largest victory in clippers history, series tied at one all. excuses, excuses. the sun was coming over. i lost it in the sun. it was a real hard liner. >> oh, so close. >> so says that fan for missing an easy fenway park catch. his lady friend right next to him. the staff feel so sorry. they walk him up a ball. the lady prann from embarrassment. >>> san francisco sports fans, they hate the interior of their town's new train. >> i wonder why. >> why? the design matches the color of their archrival, seattle seahawks. the art executive who gave it a thumbs up, a former transportation seattle executive. >> oops. >> over 17 assigned to scrap the co

. >>> to the nba playoffs. minutes from tying the series, chicago collapsing against washington. down ten, washington rallies to send the game into overtime. they never looked back from there. washington takes a 2-0 series lead with that 101-91 win. toronto shaking off playoff jitters early in game two against brooklyn. dimarco derozan led the surge with 30 points. toronto holds on 100-95. the series tied 1-1. that's right. >>> the nhl's most storied franchise is the first to head to the second round of the playoffs. montreal's quest for their 25th stanley cup continues. they beat tampa 4-3 for a four-game sweep. >>> so the seattle seahawks traded for oakland's starting quarterback terrelle pryor. he'll play second fiddle, though, to the super bowl winning russell wilson. but when it comes to paychecks, wilson will play third fiddle. the other two qbs make more than wilson's shall i say paltry $600,000 salary. that will change in time. >>> watch the double-juking kid receiver here. he pull down the pass from none other than the future hall of famer peyton manning. that denver kid

a critical series game-3 a >> nba playoffs, warrior fans, have you been waiting for this one? a critical series game three at home. here we go. 20,000, versus the clippers. led by as many as 18. and blake griffin. 32 points in the game. there is klay thompson. 26 for klay. they put in 31 times, only had six. got hot late. shots were falling l is curry. 15 seconds left. clippers up four. curry again. cuts the lead, down to two. too little too late. last ditch effort. very short ball game. 98-96 and the clippers take a 2- 1 series lead. game four is sunday. >> you think that should have been a foul? >> he's supposed to be able to land. clearly he wasn't able to. i'm not looking for an apology tomorrow, though. >> obviously, it didn't go my way. nothing i can do about it now. definitely frustrating way to end the game. >> we lose a game like this. that foundation, learning how to win, fragment. you know. it was huge for us going forward. >> nhl playoffs, the sharks, a sweep situation if they could take care of the kings. let's drop the puck. actor larry davis, star of curve your

." >>> in sports, let's begin with the nba playoffs, the atlanta hawks took control on their home courtana in the second half draining threes. they took some wild shots. nothing but net. game three goes to the hawks, 98-85, with a 2-1 series lead. >> up by four. he'll go to the line. >> oh, deja vu. oklahoma, a four-point play against memphis forcing overtime. and in the end, memphis' clutch shooting was the difference. 98-95, they go up 2-1. >>> l.a. and golden state slugged it out back and forth down to the final seconds. the clippers are ahead by two when they miss the game winner. los angeles wins, leading 2-1. >>> a long time rival showed michael phelps he's got some work to do. ryan lochte beats phelps in his fist comeback race. the 100 meter butterfly is not lochte's best race, but here is phelps after that race. >> i'm really excited about how things went. and i do know what i need to do if i want to continue. >> new york yankee pitcher michael pineda suspended for ten games for getting caught red handed or rednecked for using pine tar. >>> and in the nba, it comes down hard on

let's talk about the nba playoffs. picture set in the west. home cooking not enough there, memphis beating phoenix at home, 97-91. memphis gets its eighth playoff spot. and in the east, indiana gets the number one seed after washington beats miami. 114-93 there. and it might be wearing retro jordan sneak ners the playoffs maybe. 31 styles of jordans on sale april 19th. and these are originals, not remakes. they don't got any sizes for you, though. mostly large sizes will be available. maybe we can cut them in half for you. it was a home run derby between cincinnati and pittsburgh. combined ten homers in just six innings. heavy rain suspended play, so they have lee ihave three innin when play resumes. and puig's amazing story, sources saying smugglers held puig for a quarter million dollar ransom for getting him out of cuba. then miami financiers payed a crew to save puig from his captors later. and as we know, puig signed a $42 million contract at the end of this amazing story. >> soundslike a movie. >> so if your goal is unprotected and your

. >>> and the heat in the nba playoffs.endall walker drains that huge shot there to keep the bobcats in it. but the heat hang on to take the game with a 101-97 win. lead 2-0 in that series. >>> and the mavs and the spurs, evening at a game a piece. and the blazers beat the rockets. they lead that series. >>> to the ice, and not a really exciting night for hockey and the playoffs. >> steps around, and in, he shoots, he scores! and dallas has the lead. >> up the far side, shot going to the net. shot, he scores! >> and he shoots, he scores! >> all right. so the blue jackets get the 4-3 overtime win against the penguins, knotting the series at two. and the win over the blues to take that series for now. and the ducks over the stars to tie at two apiece. >>> and lakers set to throw out the first pitch. check out young, aka swaggy p. maybe a little bit too much swag on the throw. sailing over the catcher's head. maybe pine tar would help? >> it would have. >> would that help? >> good point. >> weight on the ball. check on the wea

. >>> now the nba playoffs. memphis and oklahoma with big shots.ame time basket putting the thunder in the driver's seat heading into overtime. memphis was not round a bit there. the grizzlies go to a 111 had-1 win. >>> l.a. and golden state. los angeles spanking golden state 40 points was the winning margin here. 138-98. it is the largest victory in clippers history. series tied 1-1. >>> excuses excuses. i lost it in the sun. it was a real hard-liner. no it wasn't, so says a fan. that fan missed an easy catch. the staff felt so sorry for him, they walked him up a ball. >>> san francisco sports fans hate the interior of their town's new trains. look. it has the colors of their nfl arch rival seattle seahawks. maybe it is not ironic. over 1700 signed a petition to try to scrap the colors. >>> here is a before and after you don't want to see. a 90-mile-per-hour pitch hitting minor leaguer delino deshields jr. in the face on friday. dramatics followed. he was able to walk off the field on his own, but he can only eat crackers and soft food for now. >>

. >>> nba playoffs near epic come back from 18 down in his game, with the clippers, warriors fell shortchange the lineup for game four. now in game three, golden state didn't shoot very well. dug a hole, just like game one, they trailed 9-2 in game two and lost by 40. clippers, they almost down 20 before the warriors rallied. klay thompson said they have to put a stop to it. >> you don't want to go down to la down 3-1. backs to the wall. lucky, the first of four. and the next game, we have to be the ones, you know, to throw the first punch. these last three games, you know, they have the big leads. so we have to make an impact. >>> almost an hour-and-a-half delay, a little wet stuff. the swinging skirts lpga round two. daly city. lydia cohl. one shot back of the leader stacey lewis. cohl just 17 years old. shot of the day. katarina matthew on 13. it is ,,,,,, ,, >> the rain, temperatures in the 50s , have you a little down today? don't worry, 80s next week. 80s inland. 70s near the bay. a little shower activity in the morning. >> all right, look forward to that. david letterman is next.

. >>> nba playoffs to talk about. dallas stopped the ten game losing streak to san antonio. figures. and hard nosed defense led to a 113-92 win over san antonio. dallas ties the series now at one. houston, we've got a problem. the portland trailblazers. aldridge gets 46 points to give portland the 122-120 win. and now a 2-0 series lead. >> being able to be back in the pool and being able to just go to, like, go to the pool and be back in north baltimore and the group we have now, it is incredible. >> unretired michael phelps plans to make another splash in the 2016 summer games. the world's most decorated olympian making his comeback tonight in arizona in the 100 meter butterfly. >>> i've got the new nfl 2014 schedule for you. this season kicks off with the super bowl champs seattle seahawks hosting the green bay packers. thanksgiving day games include chicago, detroit, philadelphia, dallas, and seattle, san francisco. and the first saturday regular season games since '05 feature san francisco, san diego and philadelphia and washington. go, san francisco. >>> a tweet from da