Overview
The Donald Sterling Racism Controversy was a controversy in which Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling made a racist remark to his girlfriend that said he didn’t want blacks in his game, which was eventually recorded by someone and leaked to the celebrity news site TMZ
Background
Earlier this month, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling had a conversation with his girlfriend about her Instagram feed, which had photos of her with African-Americans, including the well known NBA great Earvin “Magic” Johnson, probably out of frustration and embarrassment, Sterling told his girlfriend to not bring any blacks to his game, which someone was recording and sent to TMZ
however, in a longer recording, it was reported that he tells her he cannot change his cultural beliefs
Notable Developments
Twitter reacted greatly to the controversy, making tweets against Sterling
Jordan: "In a league where the majority of players are African-American, we cannot and must not tolerate discrimination at any level.”
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) April 27, 2014
RT
TVMoJoe</a> Obama: "We have to be clear and steady in denouncing it [racism] and teaching our children differently". <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DonaldSterling&src=hash">#DonaldSterling</a></p>— Diamond Leung (diamond83) April 27, 2014
Fans bring great signs to Warriors-Clippers Game. Fans=Best #DonaldSterling=worst #BoycottClippers Lulz pic.twitter.com/Jzqivsr2Gj
— Anonymous (@occupythemob) April 27, 2014
Earvin Magic Johnson soon reacted to the controversy himself on twitter, saying that he will never go to a Clippers game as long as Sterling is the owner
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cjbycookie</a> and I will never go to a Clippers game again as long as Donald Sterling is the owner.</p>— Earvin Magic Johnson (MagicJohnson) April 26, 2014
Eventually, he tweeted again about Sterling, saying that his racist comments were a black eye for the NBA
LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling's comments about African Americans are a black eye for the NBA.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 26, 2014
W.I.P