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NBA Bans Donald Sterling for Life, Calls for Sale of Team
The NBA has banned LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life in response to racist comments he made in a recorded conversation. How tarnished are the NBA? The Clippers?
By Barbara Bogaev • • 24m ListenNBA Commissioner Adam Silver today banned LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life in response to racist comments he made in a recorded conversation. Guest host Barbara Bogaev considers how LA's newest darling team will fare, with a banned owner balking at selling the franchise. Will sponsors return anytime soon? How tarnished are the league and the Clipper's name? Also, the battle for the heart and soul of the GOP in California. Banker Neel Kashkari now has some political heavyweights backing him but Assemblyman Tim Donnelly is crushing him in early polls.
Later, on To the Point, farm workers in Florida have joined with retail giant Walmart to pressure growers to improve conditions in the fields. Is it just PR or can it change the way farm workers are treated across the country?
Banner image: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at today's press conference on Donald Sterling
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2 storiesNBA Bans Donald Sterling for Life, Calls for Sale of Team
The National Basketball Association has thrown Donald Sterling out of the game – for life. NBA commissioner Adam Silver has given Sterling the league's harshest penalty and highest fine for racist comments he made in a recorded conversation.
Read the story1 minKashkari, Donnelly Battle for Heart and Soul of CA GOP
Some powerful members of California's Republican Party are throwing their weight behind a relatively unknown candidate for governor, former Assistant Treasury Secretary Neel Kashkari .
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