Los Angeles Clippers Silent Protest Against Owner Donald Sterling Racist Remarks By Wearing Their Shirts Reverse

By Jobs & Hire Staff Reporter | Apr 28, 2014 07:01 AM EDT

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Los Angeles Clippers players showed that they can stand together and unite to stage a silent protest against the owner of the basketball team, Donald Sterling, who recently made racist remarks about black people being a minority. The players was spotted on their playoff game on Sunday afternoon playing against the Golden State Warriors, wearing their warm up shirts reversed to hide out their team's logo.

The Clippers point guard, Chris Paul, also gave a statement to ESPN LA, Arash Markazi, that they will stay united as a team, and will do everything together as one. The basketball team was seen arriving at the court at the ORACLE Arena in Oakland, grouping together in midcourt and revealing their reversed warm up shirts to the crowd.

The silent protest that the LA Clippers staged was for their deliberate stand against the basketball team's owner, Donald Sterling, who recently made racist remarks via a conversation with her girlfriend, V. Stiviani about publicly associating herself with black people, specifically Magic Johnson. The recorded audio that was provided to TMZ was published online, provide details about the discriminating comments Sterling was accused to had said.

Although authenticity of the recorded audio conversation was said to be questionable, famous and influential individuals has already stepped out and expressed their utter disappointment over the racist remarks Donald Sterling made against black people. Former NBA athletes also gave out their statements against the LA Clippers owner, which was publicly made.

The Clippers team staged protest was also tweeted by Jalen Rose, who is a former NBA player and a ESPN analyst now, before the act was even displayed on the game this Sunday afternoon. The team was also spotted wearing black wristbands together with their uniforms to show off their united stand against the controversial owner, and racist Donald Sterling.

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