In 2014,Donald Sterling,owner of the L

question 17

Multiple Choice

In 2014,Donald Sterling,owner of the L.A.Clippers,was banned for life from all NBA games and other associated NBA activities.Sterling was also fined $2.5 million.What did Sterling do?

• A)He made racist comments about African-Americans to his mistress.
• B)He "stacked" the Clippers team.
• C)He unilaterally changed the rules of basketball.
• D)He refused to have an Aboriginal player on his team.

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