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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – On an exceptional, emotional night, the Los Angeles Clippers returned to their “safe haven” and moved to the brink of winning just their third playoff series since Donald Sterling bought the team in 1981.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Several hours after owner Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA for life, the Los Angeles Clippers sprinted and soared through a playoff game as if a weight had been lifted from their collective shoulders.

Donald Sterling is being exiled for racist views shared in private.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NBA owners’ advisory and finance committee will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss the next steps in the removal of Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama is supporting the NBA’s lifetime ban against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
DETROIT – Ex-NBA star Shaquille O’Neal says he’s apologized to a Detroit man with a rare disorder for making fun of his appearance in an online post.
Wednesday’s Games

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – If Donald Sterling is compelled to sell the Los Angeles Clippers, the list of potential buyers has more stars than their roster.

WASHINGTON – The Washington Wizards say the NBA has investigated a person who made threats to the team on Twitter after the first-round series win against the Chicago Bulls.
TORONTO – Toronto guard Greivis Vasquez had a hard time getting any rest after the Raptors blew a huge lead before fighting back for a pivotal Game 5 win over Brooklyn.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NBA owners’ advisory/finance committee has held its first meeting about Donald Sterling and is committed to ending his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers “as expeditiously as possible.”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is on a winning streak.
Thursday’s Games

OAKLAND, Calif. – Stephen Curry scored 24 points and dished out nine assists, and the Golden State Warriors forced a decisive Game 7 by outlasting the Los Angeles Clippers 100-99 Thursday night.
ATLANTA – David West led Indiana on a 16-4 run to end the game, extending the season for the top-seeded Pacers with a 95-88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – An attorney representing the woman Donald Sterling was talking to when he made racist remarks said on Thursday that the hour-long conversation was taped by mutual agreement last September and provided to a friend for safekeeping, who then leaked it to TMZ.
WASHINGTON – Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Friday’s Games
TORONTO – Toronto FC players have noticed the energy that has swept the city since the NBA’s Toronto Raptors returned to the post-season.

DALLAS – Monta Ellis scored 12 of his 29 points to lead a fourth-quarter comeback, Dirk Nowitzki added 22 and the Dallas Mavericks forced a seventh game in their first-round series with top-seeded San Antonio, beating the Spurs 113-111 on Friday night.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Former figure skater Johnny Weir’s feathery white hat rose high above his head as he walked the red carpet at Churchill Downs, bringing his flair for fashion to the Kentucky Derby.

TORONTO – To prepare his players for the biggest game of their lives, Raptors coach Dwane Casey borrowed from the 2011 NBA champion Dallas Mavericks.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NBA says it will appoint a chief executive officer to supervise the Los Angeles Clippers’ operations.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NBA will begin selling merchandise that reads “We Are One,” the newly adopted slogan of the Los Angeles Clippers.