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No one felt sorry for now-former Clippers owner Donald Sterling when a lifetime ban and fine were announced earlier this year, but NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's comment from the time now seems eerily prescient. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, center, became the center of controversy when a recorded conversation he had with V. Stiviano, left, became public. In the conversation he spoke critically of NBA legend Magic Johnson. This week Sterling lashed out at Johnson in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper and questioned, "what does (Johnson) do for the black people?" Johnson replied to CNN, "My whole life is devoted to urban America. So, you know I just wish he knew the facts when he's talking. But he's a man who's upset and he's reaching. He's reaching. He's trying to find something that he can grab on to help him save his team. And it's not going to happen." (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Georgia Tech's Jabari Hunt-Days (32) was declared ineligible for next season because of academic issues. That prompted his dad, Calvin Days, to say that he and his wife want Jabari to be released from his scholarship until he proves he is serious about his schoolwork. “We’re not going to support him being at Georgia Tech or anywhere else until there’s a change in behavior because it’s a slap in everyone’s face." He added, “Your job is to go to class. What you’re doing (by not going to class) is you’re stealing.” JOHNNY CRAWFORD / JCRAWFORD@AJC.COM

A jury of seven women and five men found former Georgia football coach Jim Donnan, seen here walking into the federal courthouse in Athens this week, not guilty Friday on all 41 counts of fraud, money laundering and conspiracy that the government had brought against him in connection with an alleged investment scheme. In an interview at his Athens home later Friday, Donnan recalled high-pressure, high-stakes games from his coaching career and said, “Nothing even comes close to approximating that minute when the judge announced the verdict. The apprehension and anxiety was overwhelming.” Earlier he said, "I feel vindicated. Now I hope I can get my life back.” (AP Photo/Athens Banner-Herald, Richard Hamm)

Johnny Manziel is seen leaving the stage after being selected by the Cleveland Browns at the NFL Draft at Radio City on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 in New York, NY. Browns quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains told an Arkansas radio station that a text he received from Manziel on the opening night of the draft that steered the Browns toward selecting the former Texas A&M quarterback. ESPN reported that during a radio interview on "SportsTalk with Bo Mattingly" on ESPN Arkansas 96.3, Loggains said that as the first round progressed, Manziel sent him a text that read: "I wish you guys would come get me. Hurry up and draft me because I want to wreck this league together." Loggains said, "When I got that text, I forwarded it to (owner Jimmy Haslam) and to (coach Mike Pettine). I'm like, 'This guy wants to be here. He wants to be part of it.' As soon as that happened, Mr. Haslam said, 'Pull the trigger. We're trading up to go get this guy.'" (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

Umpire Paul Nauert (center) briefly put his hand on Torii Hunter's face during a benches-clearing altercation in Monday's game between the Tigers and Orioles, as Hunter (48) yelled towards the Orioles dugout. Hunter was hit by a pitch by Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Bud Norris during the eighth inning. Major League Baseball did not discipline Nauert for touching a player, as would happen if a player touched an umpire. As for Hunter, he wasn't terribly upset. "That's my guy," Hunter told reporters of Nauert. "He was trying to cover my mouth. I've known him too long [to be upset]. He was just saying to me, 'C'mon, T. You're way better than that.' And he's right. I apologize to the fans for my reaction." (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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No one felt sorry for now-former Clippers owner Donald Sterling when a lifetime ban and fine were announced earlier this year, but NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's comment from the time now seems eerily prescient. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)

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