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This NBA playoff series had the potential to become one of the most exciting of all time.
Instead it has been overshadowed by a racism controversy involving the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Audio of racist remarks about African-Americans made by the controversial Donald Sterling came to light, plunging the NBA into a crisis.
LA Clippers' players staged their own silent protest against the 80-year-old while sponsors began pulling out of deals with the franchise.
With the situation becoming untenable, the NBA put its foot down today.
Donald Sterling has been banned from the NBA for life within the last hour and to discuss the fallout from his remarks, we spoke to Slam magazine editor at large Ryan Jones.
While this was an outcome people were hoping for in light of his comments, Jones fears Sterling will not go quietly.
"It might well [drag on]. I'm not a lawyer but the lawyers I know who are basketball fans are saying that this is probably going to go on for a while. Sterling has owned this team for a long time and most of the time he has owned them, they have been awful and he hasn't cared because they have been profitable," said Jones.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Bans Donald Sterling For Life pic.twitter.com/pDbBcs7KHn
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"He's held on to it in spite of people wanting him to sell it so he's probably not going to go easily now. Plus his wife, who has stood by him being a real jerk for a long time, is still in the picture as well. Does she end up taking over? A lot of that stuff is really unclear and certainly I don't think anybody expects Sterling to go quietly."
However, while his recent remarks sparked an outcry, Jones explained that Sterling has been accused of racism numerous times in the past.
"This is how he has run his life. He is a slumlord, he's had to pay fines for discrimination against minority tenants. This is a bad dude and so at this point it's not like negative publicity is likely to make him say sorry," said Jones.
