(The Washington Post) – Another week, another NBA owner spouting off about race. This time it was Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who, in discussing...
(USA Today) – Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is known for bold statements, and he made a few Wednesday at a conference in Nashville on...
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Silver still gets choked up thinking about Kevin Durant’s emotional speech at his MVP press conference....
(Los Angeles Times) – Donald Sterling made several attempts to deflect responsibility for his rant against African Americans — even asking his companion V. Stiviano to...
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA charged Donald Sterling on Monday with damaging the league and its teams with his racist...
by Roz Edward Special to the NNPA from The Atlanta Daily World Like many of you, I tuned in to watch the cringe worthy Donald Sterling interview...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist The NBA playoffs, the NFL draft, and elevator music with Jay Z and Beyonce are all distractions in the pursuit of...
(Sports Illustrated) – SI.com has learned that Clippers owner Donald Sterling has hired prominent antitrust litigator Maxwell Blecher, who has written a letter to NBA...
(Los Angeles Times) – Here was a story, it seemed, that resonated with a disparate and diffuse metropolis. It was the tale of one...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson says Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has badly outdated views about minorities and is...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An interview that was supposed to be an attempt at rehabilitation instead had Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling facing fresh...
Leon Jenkins resigns amid Sterling scandal Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly The interim president of the NAACP’s Los Angeles chapter said recently it was...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Effective immediately, I am banning Mr. Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers organization or the NBA…I will...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA said if Donald Sterling’s ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers is terminated, so is Shelly Sterling’s. Hours after Shelly...
BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After being thoroughly outplayed for over 40 minutes, the Los Angeles Clippers fought back. Leading the way...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologized Sunday for racist comments captured on tape, saying they were a “terrible mistake.” “I’m...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has chosen Dick Parsons, a former Citigroup chairman and former Time Warner chairman and CEO, as interim CEO of...
By Charles Steele, Jr. NNPA Guest Columnist From time to time, we are presented with what is called a “teachable moment.” Often they come when...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Why would a White racist have sex with a person of color? That’s the question that few people in...
By Ron Busby, Sr. NNPA Columnist Let me get my disclaimer out of the way first. The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) is a business organization. Our sole...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist By now, everyone knows the story of Los Angeles Clipper’s owner, Donald Sterling’s banishment from the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP has resigned following outrage over a decision he...
[Los Angeles Times] – Now that the NBA is addressing ownership problems that fester behind closed doors, will the NFL step up to deal with a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is supporting the NBA’s lifetime ban against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. That’s according to White House press...
By Zenobia Jeffries Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Citizen Leon Jenkins, the Los Angeles branch NAACP president who awarded LA Clippers basketball team owner...
