NBA investigating racist comments attributed to Clippers owner Donald Sterling

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NBA investigating racist comments attributed to Clippers owner Donald Sterling
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An audio recording posted on TMZ's website has the National Basketball Association reeling.

A man TMZ claims is Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling lectures a woman they say is Sterling's girlfriend V. Stiviano in the audio recording for "associating with black people."

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.