TI THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 PAGE 7 + QUOTE OF THE DAY FACT OF THE DAY In 2009 Donald Sterling was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the NAACP. LA Times TRIVIA OF THE DAY Q: How many people have been issued a lifetime ban from the NBA that have not been reinstated? A:14 NBA.org NBA bans Donald Sterling after racist remarks THE MORNING BREW NBA commissioner Adam Silver dropped the hammer on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling after allegations of Sterling making racist comments in a recorded conversation. Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA and has been fined $2.5 million for the comments. The conversation was between Sterling and his girlfriend V. Stiviano. In the conversation Stiviano said, "I don't understand. I don't see your views. I wasn't raised the way you were raised." Sterling responds with, "Well then, if you don't feel — don't come to my games. Don't bring black people and don't come." "Do you know that you have a whole team that's black, that plays for you?" Stiviano asked. "You just, do I know? I support them and give them food and clothes and cars and houses. Who gives it to them? Does someone else give it to them? Do I know that I have — Who makes the game? Do I make the game, or do they make the game? Is there 30 owners that created the league?" Sterling said. The conversation continued on with how Sterling wanted Stiviano to delete "all the black people" from her Instagram, how black Jews are "a hundred percent, fifty, a hundred percent" less than white jews and comparing racism to the Holocaust. Silver wants Sterling to sell his franchise. "I fully expect to get the support I need from the other NBA owners I need to remove him," Silver said. The Chicago Bulls released a Sterling ends the conversation with, "There's no racism here. If you don't want to be... walking... into a basketball game with a certain... person, is that racism?" The Chicago Bulls released a statement saying they "will support recommendation" for Sterling to "relinquish his ownership." The Atlanta Hawks majority owner Bruce Levenson said ["Silver] acted swiftly and appropriately with the severity of the penalty and I strongly support his decision." As for who will be purchasing the Clippers, there are rumors floating around saying that former NBA legend Magic Johnson is interested in buying the team. According to ABC, "the NBA Players Association threatened to boycott the league if swift, punitive action wasn't taken" against Sterling. "We had a call with the commissioner, with the executive committee representatives [of the Board of Governors], and with players across the league, and the commissioner asked us what our views were," said Roger Mason, the NBPA (National Basketball Player's Association) vice president. "We made it clear the players were ready to boycott." The situation will continue to develop as the weeks go on. It is unknown if Sterling will go out quietly or if he will make a scene with his departure. Some players including Steve Nash, current Some players including Steve Nash, current point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, have come out and given their thoughts on the situation. "This is an astonishing situation obviously," said Nash. "It begs a bigger question. If racism is a learned behavior, how long will it go on for? How long will people be taught to be bigoted, to discriminate and to instill hatred in our communities? Let's hope this is an opportunity for all of us, the players and the league and the community to help educate and take one step further toward eradicating racism in our communities." This week in athletics Edited by Cara Winkley Wednesday No events Thursday No events Friday Baseball Texas Tech 6 p.m. Lawrence Softball Texas 7 p.m. Austin, Texas Saturday Baseball Texas Tech 2 p.m. Lawrence Softball Texas 3 p.m. Austin, Texas + Sunday Softball Texas 1 p.m. Austin, Texas Women's rowing TBD TBA Track Ward Haylett Invitational All day Manhattan Baseball Texas Tech 1 p.m. Lawrence No events Monday Tuesday Baseball Wichita State 6:30 p.m. Wichita, Kan. Rain washes out Pirates-Orioles game, rescheduled ASSOCIATED PRESS BAUTIMORE The game has been resched- BALTIMORE — Maddy Machado will have to wait at least another day before making his season debut with the Baltimore Orioles. Machado joined his teammates and was poised to be activated from the 15-day disabled list before rain postponed Tuesday night's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. "I'm here to play baseball," he ulled for Thursday night, previously a day off for both teams. Machado hasn't played for Baltimore since undergoing left knee surgery last October. The 2013 All-Star third baseman won't formally come off the DL until the next day the Orioles are to play a game, manager Buck Showalter said. Rain is in the forecast Wednesday, too. Machado is ready to play, rain or shine. said, "If it is snow, if it is rain, if it is whatever." After a rehabilitation assignment that consisted of playing three games for Class A Frederick, Machado was convinced he's ready to compete again at the major league level. Gold Glove winner J.J. Hardy. "We played 156, 157 games together on the left side of the infield last year, so it's going to be nice to be looking over to my right and being pretty familiar with each other," Hardy said. "We're all happy to have him back." The 21-year-old Machado hit .283 with 14 homers, 71 RBIs and 51 doubles last year, his first full season in the majors. He will fill the roster spot vacated by slugger Chris Davis, who went on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a strained left oblique. "The last couple days definitely helped," he said. "I felt ready a couple days ago. ... It was just a matter of getting the repetitions. I feel good. That's the main thing. I feel great. My Machado insists there's no play defensively that he would be reluctant to make. body feels good, everything feels good. I'm just excited to be up here." Machado will also provide stability defensively next to fellow "I'm ready to play baseball. I'm going to go out there and make whatever play comes my way," he said. "I made a couple of nice plays in the lower levels, and I feel good defensively. I feel great (there). I'm not concerned about anything. I'm a baseball player, and I've been doing this my whole life. 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