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Embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s televised apology aimed at cooling a racism row only fueled the fire Monday when he took a vicious swipe at NBA icon Magic Johnson. Sterling, already banned for life in the NBA, apologized for his bigoted comments against African-Americans. But in his interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, which aired on May 13 in the US, Sterling also criticized Johnson for being a poor role model because he contracted HIV. He also suggested Johnson hasn’t used his wealth to help the African-American community. NBA commissioner Adam Silver expressed disappointment at Sterling’s remarks and said the “NBA Board of Governors is continuing with its process to remove Mr. Sterling as expeditiously as possible.”
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