NBA Promises Clippers Owner ‘Due Process’ in Racist Remark Scandal

Published April 27, 2014 3:52pm ET




ABC NEWS — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will get “due process” as the NBA investigates whether a tape released today that purportedly records him making racist remarks is authentic, the league commissioner said tonight.


The league will act “extraordinarily quickly,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, but in the meantime Sterling said he will not attend his team’s playoff game Sunday against the Golden State Warriors.


“All members of the NBA family should be afforded due process and a fair opportunity to present their side of any controversy,” Silver said. “The core of the investigation is understanding whether the tape is authentic, interviewing Mr. Sterling and interviewing the woman as well and understanding the context in which it was recorded.”


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