Donald Sterling

• US Judge Approves Clippers Sale to Ex Microsoft CEO

  A US judge on Monday gave the go-ahead for the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, ruling that embattled owner Donald Sterling could not block the move.

• Sterling Responds to NBA, June 3 Hearing Still on

  Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling responded to the NBA's attempt to oust him on Tuesday, arguing that there is no basis for stripping him of his team because his racist statements were illegally recorded "during an inflamed lovers' quarrel in which he was clearly distraught."

• Clippers Owner Sterling Says he Won't Pay Fine

  Donald Sterling's lawyer has written the NBA stating the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers does not intend to pay the $2.5 million fine imposed by the league for racist comments, a person with knowledge of the letter's contents said.

• Johnson Says Disgraced Sterling Living 'in Stone Ages'

  Basketball icon Magic Johnson said Tuesday that disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is "living in the stone ages" and deserves to lose his coveted NBA franchise.

• Clippers' Sterling Says he Was Baited into Remarks

  Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling says he was baited into using racist language by the woman whose secret recording of him led to his lifetime NBA ban, and he said jealousy fuelled his words.

• Clippers' Sterling Apologises, Says 'Not a Racist'

  In his first public comments since being banned for life from the NBA, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologised for racist comments captured on tape, saying they were a "terrible mistake."

• NBA Owner, Girlfriend Break Silence Over Racist Comments

  Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers banned for life by the NBA after making racist comments, has broken his silence about the scandal.

• Clippers Coach Meets With Angry Employees

  Clippers coach Doc Rivers says employees on the team's business side considered not working for the franchise after owner Donald Sterling's racist comments were exposed a week ago.

• No NBA owners saying they'll side with Sterling

  A majority of NBA ownership groups reached Tuesday by The Associated Press say they will vote to force embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell his club.

• NBA team owner Donald Sterling banned for life over racist remarks

  The NBA on Tuesday banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from professional basketball for life over racist comments that the league's commissioner dubbed "deeply offensive and harmful."

• Dallas Mavericks owner: Ousting Donald Sterling 'slippery slope'

  Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called Donald Sterling's purported comments about minorities "abhorrent" while saying he didn't think the NBA could force him out as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.

• Barack Obama denounces 'ignorant' alleged racism by NBA owner

  US President Barack Obama interrupted his diplomatic initiative in Asia Sunday to condemn "ignorant" and "incredibly offensive" racist remarks allegedly made by the owner of the NBA Los Angeles Clippers.

• NBA: racism cloud hangs as Clippers turned inside out

  Mired in controversy after racist comments attributed to their owner, the Los Angeles Clippers suffered one of their worst losses in NBA playoff history on Sunday.

• NBA team owner allegedly told girlfriend not to bring black people to games

  Anger, frustration and calls for action echoed around the NBA on Saturday after an audio recording surfaced of a man identified as Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling telling his girlfriend not to bring black people to games.