Lawyers

• Donald Sterling appeals dismissal of lawsuit against NBA

  Former Clippers owner Donald Sterling filed court papers on Thursday seeking to appeal the dismissal of his anti-trust lawsuit against the NBA. Sterling sued the NBA for damages of $1B after his wife Shelley agreed to sell the team to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer for $2B in 2014.

• Donald Sterling Loses $1B Legal Battle Against NBA

  Former NBA Clippers owner Donald Sterling finally lost his $1 Billion legal battle against the NBA, as a federal court judge recently released its final decision to dismiss the whole case which has been going on in over a year.

• Judge rules wife of former L.A. Clippers owner owed $2.6 million: lawyer

  A judge ruled on Tuesday that the wife of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is owed $2.6 million from the woman he lavished with gifts and was behind his downfall, the wife's lawyer said.

• After racial tumult, NBA opens floor to social activism

  When a wave of the NBA's biggest stars donned "I can't breathe" shirts - the rallying cry of demonstrators against U.S. policing tactics in black communities - it highlighted the power and influence wielded by today's professional basketball stars.

• Hawks discipline general manager for racial comments about Deng

  The NBA's Atlanta Hawks said on Tuesday they would discipline general manager Danny Ferry for making racially charged remarks, the latest incident that has raised concerns about racial attitudes in the franchise's front office.

• California judge signals Clippers deal to proceed, declares Shelly Sterling acted in 'good faith'

  According to judge Michael Levanas, Shelly had acted in good faith when she encouraged her husband to meet with two neurologists to check if whether the latter is suffering from any mental health issues, specifically from Alzheimer's disease or dementia. When Donald was deemed mentally incapable of managing the trust, Shelly acted in his position to work on a $2 billion sale to the former Microsoft CEO.

• Sterling files new lawsuit against wife, NBA over alleged fraudulent Clippers sale

  According to the real estate billionaire in his recently filing in the Los Angeles Superior Court, Shelly had deliberately collaborated and colluded with the sports league and NBA commissioner Adam Silver with Ballmer, and that the act was of an extreme and outrageous conduct. Sterling is seeking an order from the court judge to freeze the sale, and is asking for unspecified damages.

• CFO says Sterling will be forced to sell team because of debt

  According to The Sterling Family Trust CFO Darren Schield, Sterling would be forced to sell a huge portion of his assets should he decide to retain ownership of the Clippers despite the agreement his estranged wife Shelly has struck with the group that included former Microsoft honcho Steve Ballmer.

• FIFA official calls for racism sanctions amid Sterling audio scandal

  According to FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, the global soccer body needs to emulate the National Basketball Association in its implementation of measures to effectively stamp or at least curb racism and discrimination in football.

• Donald Sterling retracts support to Clippers sale, may need to fight wife in court

  A press release dated June 10 from Donald Sterling indicated that the troubled entrepreneur has resumed to oppose the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, Yahoo reported.

• Sterling retracts support for $2 B Clippers sale to ex-Microsoft chief

  According to Donald Sterling's lawyer, Max Blecher, his client will be pursuing the billion-dollar lawsuit against National Basketball Association and have retracted his support for the sale of his Los Angeles Clippers team after the sports league retained the lifetime ban and $2.5 million punishment for his racist comments, Bloomberg reported.

• Lawyer says Sterling approved NBA Clippers sale

  In a televised interview on Bloomberg Television, Donald Sterling's lawyer Maxwell Blecher opened up how his client decided to resolve the issue over the Los Angeles Clippers sale following the audiotape controversy.

• Sterling files $1 B lawsuit against NBA over Clippers sale, sports league ban

  According to the $1 billion lawsuit filed by disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling against the BNA, the sports league have violated his constitutional rights when it banned him from the league and had forced him to sell his own sports team, New York Daily News reported.

• Report says Donald Sterling turns over full Clippers ownership to estranged wife

  ESPN, citing multiple sources, said that disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling allowed his wife Shelly to negotiate a sale of the sports team.

• NBA begins step to oust Sterling from Clippers franchise

  The National Basketball Association has already filed a charge against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, which would set a series of events in motion to terminate the sports team owner to terminate his ownership in the franchise, Yahoo Sports revealed.

• Report recalls Donald Sterling discrimination in 2003 housing lawsuit

  The Daily Beast recalled a 2003 housing lawsuit wherein Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his wife were accused of discriminatory acts on its tenants, including a blind, partially paralyzed African-American citizen.

• Clippers owner gets forgiveness from ex-NBA All-Star following racist comments debacle

  Former National Basketball Association All-Star player Gilbert Arenas has said that he is accepting the public apology of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who made national headlines thanks to an audio recording of him making racist comments about blacks, USA Today said.

• LA charter president resignation due to Sterling - NAACP

  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, whose Los Angeles charter is supposed to give an award to disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, issued a statement saying that its unit president Leon Jenkins has stepped down to distance the civil rights group from the negative pressure in the wake of the racial discrimination scandal.

• Sterling's racial statements launch NBA investigation

  In the wake of the audio recording scandal involving Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his rumored girlfriend V. Stiviano, the National Basketball Association is expected to make a statement on Tuesday as part of its investigation on Sterling's alleged racist remarks, USA Today said.