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Several prominent athletes, politicians, and pop culture icons have begun to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling and racist comments attributed to him in an audio recording leaked by TMZ Sports.
Now, via Marc J Spears of Yahoo! Sports, Charlotte Bobcats owner and living legend Michael Jordan has also released his thoughts on the matter --
Michael Jordan: "I look at this from two perspectives – as a current owner and a former player. As an owner, I’m obviously disgusted...
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) April 27, 2014
MJcont.:that a fellow team owner could hold such sickening and offensive views.I’m confident that Adam Silver will make a full investigation — Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) April 27, 2014
MJ: and take appropriate action quickly. As a former player, I’m completely outraged. There is no room in the NBA - or anywhere else - for
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) April 27, 2014
MJ: "the kind of racism and hatred that Mr. Sterling allegedly expressed. I am appalled that this type of ignorance still exists within our — Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) April 27, 2014
MJ; "In a league where the majority of players are African-American, we cannot and must not tolerate discrimination at any level.”
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) April 27, 2014