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NAACP, others want meeting with NBA commissioner

By JESSE J. HOLLAND - Associated Press

LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned for life by NBA over racist comments in recording

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Monday’s Sports In Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2010 file photo, Los Angeles Clippers team owner Donald Sterling watches his team play in Los Angeles. The NBA is investigating a report of an audio recording in which a man purported to be Sterling makes racist remarks while speaking to his girlfriend. NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement Saturday, APril 26, 2014, that the league is in the process of authenticating the validity of the recording posted on TMZ's website. Bass called the comments "disturbing and offensive." (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Donald Sterling banned for life by NBA, fined $2.5 million

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file photo taken Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, a car drives past the CarMax sign at the dealership in Oak Lawn, Ill. CarMax on Monday, April 28, 2014 said it is ending its sponsorship of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers in the wake of racist comments attributed to team owner Donald Sterling. (AP Photo/M Spencer Green, File)

Advertisers back away from NBA’s LA Clippers

By MARLEY JAY - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, center, and V. Stiviano, right, watch the Clippers play the Sacramento Kings during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Los Angeles. The NBA is investigating a report of an audio recording in which a man purported to be Sterling makes racist remarks while speaking to Stiviano. NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement Saturday, April 26, 2014, that the league is in the process of authenticating the validity of the recording posted on TMZ's website. Bass called the comments &quot;disturbing and offensive.&quot; (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Clippers’ Sterling has long history of trouble

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver answers questions during a news conference before Game 4 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

NBA plans Tuesday news conference on Sterling

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers' head coach Terry Stotts reacts to a referee's call during the second half of game four of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series game against the Houston Rockets in Portland, Ore., Sunday April 27, 2014. The Trail Blazers beat the Rockets 123-120 in overtime. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)

Blazers learned toughness from late slump

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is congratulated after after his team's 109-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs in Dallas, Saturday, April 26, 2014. The(AP Photo/LM Otero)

Cuban: Ousting Donald Sterling ‘slippery slope’

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FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2010 photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watches the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles. On Saturday, April 26, 2014, the NBA said it is investigating a report of an audio recording in which a man purported to be Sterling makes racist remarks while speaking to his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Donald Sterling Clippers, NBA status to be addressed Tuesday

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, right, and V. Stiviano, left, watch the Clippers play the Sacramento Kings during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Used car dealership chain CarMax says it is ending its sponsorship of the Clippers in the wake of racist comments attributed to Sterling. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

NBA announcement coming on Sterling amid fallout

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver answers questions during a news conference before Game 4 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Silver’s 1st crisis as commissioner has arrived

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, April, 14, 2002, file photo, former Portland Trail Blazers coach Jack Ramsay smiles during a special 25th anniversary reunion of the Trail Blazers' 1976-77 championship team at halftime of their NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, in Portland, Ore. Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship before he became one of the league's most respected broadcasters, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 89. (AP Photo/Shane Young, File)

Dr. Jack Ramsay dies at 89; longtime NBA coach, broadcaster led Blazers to title

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

**FILE** New York Knicks forward Larry Johnson speaks with a reporter during Knicks media day at their training facilities in Purchase, New York, Monday, Oct. 1, 2001. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

Knicks’ Larry Johnson calls for all-black basketball league

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, May 28, 1977, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Jack Ramsay autographs a basketball as the team arrived in Portland, Ore., as the trail Blazers trail the Philadelphia 76ers two games to none in their best of seven series for the NBA basketball title. Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship before he became one of the league's most respected broadcasters, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 89. (AP Photo/File)

Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay dies at 89

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

SIMMONS: Sterling, NAACP, two women, one lifetime

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2010 photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watches the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles. On Saturday, April 26, 2014, the NBA said it is investigating a report of an audio recording in which a man purported to be Sterling makes racist remarks while speaking to his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Obama: Reported comments by team owner ‘racist’

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after scoring next to Los Angeles Clippers' Jamal Crawford (11) during the first half in Game 4 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Warriors top Clippers 118-97, even series 2-2

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ - Associated Press