Adam Silver gives Donald Sterling lifetime ban from NBA

NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced Tuesday that he banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life. He was also fined $2.5 million.

Silver also said he will urge the NBA's board of governors to force Sterling to sell the Clippers.

An audio tape of racially charged comments attributed to Sterling surfaced last week on TMZ, and the league acted quickly to discipline Sterling. The Clippers' owner has a history of issues involving race, especially including his real estate holdings, but this is the first time he has been disciplined by the NBA.