Donald Sterling's Mistake and Adam Silver's Decision

On April 24th, it was reported by TMZ that Donald Sterling allegedly made a racist comment on Instagram. Though TMZ had always been known for it's false reports, this time it seems like they have solid proofs. Donald Sterling is the owner of Los Agnelos's NBA basketball team LA Clippers. The racist comments came from a video that was posted by a woman who was reported to be Donald's ex-girlfriend. This news has stirred up a huge controversy. 

There was a recording released on Instagram that the recording of a conversation between Sterling and a female friend. In the video, Sterling's voice and be heard. In the conversation, Sterling argues with the female friend because she had posted a picture of herself with basketball legend Magic Johnson. Sterling seemed to be angry about this photo and commented: "It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people.'' and later said: ''You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want", but "the little I ask you is ... not to bring them to my games.'' 

After this video went public, it brought a lot of negative attention. Players such as Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan all commented on Sterling's remark. Teams such as Clippers and Heat all show their protest and support by wearing their warm-up shirts inside out in order to obscure any team logo. 

On April 29th, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made a decision on the Sterling's comment. Silver announced at 2PM at a press conference, stating that Sterling must pay a fine of 2.5 million dollars, sell the ownership of LA Clippers. Furthermore, Donald Sterling is now banned from the NBA for life. 

Personally, I applaud commissioner Adam Silver for making the right decision. Seeing that there would be no other proper action to take, I have much respect for him for sticking for the players. Such discrimination should not be tolerated in a professional sports league.