BBC NEWS :Los Angeles Clippers in silent protest over racist remarks by their owner Donald Sterling

ON ABC5 :

ON CNN

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Also In the New York Post

The Clippers players protested against their owner, Donald Sterling, before their playoff game

on Sunday night by ditching their team jackets and putting on logo-less red warmup shirts.

Photo: AP, Getty Images

"President Barack Obama's comment : President Obama, speaking at a news conference in Malaysia, called Sterling’s remarks “incredibly offensive.” “When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don’t really have to do anything, you just let them talk,” Obama added.

Another reaction on CNN

 "Plantation mentality thrives in L.A. Clippers owner's suite"

 By Paula Madison

April 28, 2014

Paula Madison's reaction(video)

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VOA NEWS Summary of incident and reactions(video)

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Another illustration of  what some players are confronted with:

Dani Alves eats banana thrown at him.

CNN VIDEO + ARTICLE

After the match, the 30-year-old Alves posted a clip of the incident on Instagram, joking his father had always told him to eat bananas to prevent cramp.

Stars express their support

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1968 Olympics Black Power salute:  "Another silent protest"

Source : Wikipedia

A film was made : SALUTE

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Link to other articles I posted some time ago (racism in sport)

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this theme of racism and sport may also remind us of Invictus