What Does Outrage Around LA Clipper’s Donald Sterling Mean?

April 30, 2014 – Segment 2

We discuss the outrage surrounding Los Angeles Clipper’s owner Donald Sterling. Today, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life for making racist comments in a recorded conversation, and fined him $2.5 million. It is anticipated that Sterling will be removed from the league. Joining us for this conversation are: Dr. Tara Bynum, Assistant Professor of English at Towson University; Ali Danois, a senior writer and editor of The Shadow League and co-host of WEAA’s Blacktop Xchange Sports Report; and Dr. Jared Ball, Associate Professor of Media Studies in the School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University.

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