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NBA players unite to oppose Clippers owner Sterling

Season 2014 Episode 1190 | 10m 00s

The National Basketball Association took its toughest stance ever against a team owner when it banned Los Angeles Clippers’ Donald Sterling as punishment for racist remarks. Gwen Ifill talks to William Rhoden of The New York Times and Charles Pierce of Grantland about the impact of players standing together on this issue, as well as how the league has dealt with Sterling’s racism in the past.

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