Warriors coach : Players talked of boycott prior to Sterling decision . NBA bans Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life , fines him $ 12 million for racist remarks . `` I can understand how upset they are , and I 'll do my best to bring them back into the NBA family , '' Silver said . Clippers admitted making reviled comments first heard on Donald Sterling , the Clippers commissioner says . TMZ urges owners to vote to `` force '' Sterling to sell his team .
Warriors coach : Players talked of boycott prior to Sterling decision . NBA bans Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life , fines him $ 12 million for racist remarks . Clippers admitted making reviled comments first heard on Donald Sterling , the Clippers commissioner says . TMZ urges owners to vote to `` force '' Sterling to sell his team .