Los Angeles Clippers' Donald Sterling is about to face the consequences of his actions on Tuesday after an audio recording of his racist remark was released in the public.
Many are disappointed after Clippers owner Donald Sterling made a racist statement that was heard in a recording released by TMZ. In the audio clip, Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling can be heard talking to his girlfriend about black people. The statement of Sterling eventually became a hot topic as it offended many people as it tries to put ones race down.
It can be heard in the audio that Sterling was actually scolding V Stiviano, his alleged girlfriend for taking a picture together with a black personality which included the basketball legend Magic Johnson. He also told Stiviano not to bring any black person in the Clippers games. Such statements were actually found racist not just by the NBA but of the entire world and that definitely includes U.S. President Barack Obama.
"It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people," the man on the recording said.
Moreover, many were also wondering if the audio recording was authentic or not but according to the lawyer of Stiviano, the recording was indeed genuine. However, Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling did not yet confirm the authenticity of the recording.
On Tuesday, it is expected that the National Basketball Association will announce what sanction they will make to address the racist act done by Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling. Many NBA stars were also not happy with what Sterling said. Magic Johnson said in public that he was hurt with the statements Sterling released in the audio recording and that he will not also attend any Clippers game as long as Sterling is the owner.
The National Basketball Players according to TheGuardian are also asking the NBA to ban Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling to attend playoffs and to impose the maximum penalties if it the recording will be verified to be his. Meanwhile, sponsors of Clippers hold their sponsorships to the team after Sterling's derogatory statements.
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