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"Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has informed the National Basketball Association that he does not accept his lifetime ban and refuses to pay the $2.5 million fine levied against him.\nNBA Commissioner Adam Silver recently issued the ban and fine against Sterling after recordings of Sterling making racist comments were revealed to the public. Sterling then appeared on CNN in an interview with Anderson Cooper, in which he apologized for his remarks while also disparaging former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson for having AIDS and implying that African Americans do not give back to society as much as other groups of people. \nSee also: 50 Stunning Sports Photos From 2013\nHis lawyer's letter to the NBA says Sterling does not deserve \"any punishment at all\" for his comments, and threatens to sue the organization if the ban or fine are enforced.\nThe Clippers protested Sterling's involvement with the team by refusing to wear the Clippers' logo on their warm-up jerseys at at a playoff game on April 27, and basketball icons from the league called for his ousting. \nThe NBA's owners are expected to soon hold a vote in which they will decide whether to forcefully remove the Clippers from Sterling's ownership. At least 75% of the 30 owners must vote in favor of Sterling's removal from the league in order for it to happen.\nThe Clippers were bounced from the playoffs on Thursday, losing game six of their series against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles. The Clippers had advanced in a seven-game series win against the Golden State Warriors but could not get past the Thunder and the league's most valuable player, Kevin Durant.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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