TORONTO – Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the group that owns the Toronto Raptors, released a statement Tuesday afternoon saying the comments made by the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers has “no place in our society or sport.”
The NBA fined Sterling $2.5 million, banned him for life from the association and asked the league owners to force Sterling to sell the team.
The harsh penalty comes after TMZ and Deadspin obtained an audio recording of Sterling usually racially charged comments and urging his girlfriend not to bring black people to Clippers’ games.
Raptors’ players commended NBA commissioner Silver for his judgement and said they will show their solidarity with the Clippers’ in their upcoming playoff game against the Brooklyn Nets.
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