Washington: Mumbai-born Vivek Ranadive, the first and only Indian-American owner of a US National Basketball Association (NBA) team, is leading the charge against fellow team owner Donald Sterling accused of making racist comments.
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Sacramento Kings owner Ranadive expects his fellow NBA owners will vote unanimously to force Sterling, who has been banned by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver for life and fined $2.5 million, to sell the LA Clippers.
Ranadive, who emphatically supported Silver&rsquo;s ruling on Tuesday, reiterated his stance on Wednesday on ESPN Radio &ldquo;Mike &amp; Mike.&rdquo; &ldquo;I would be surprised if this was not a unanimous vote,&rdquo; Ranadive was quoted as saying. &ldquo;The owners are amazing people. They&rsquo;re colour-blind and I expect a unanimous vote.&rdquo;
Ranadive said he was shocked and outraged by Sterling&rsquo;s comments, which were revealed over the weekend as part of an audio recording. &ldquo;I have had overwhelming support for this position,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;People were outraged by these comments. This is really a global game. You&rsquo;ve people from all parts of the world, all skin colours,&nbsp;religions.&rdquo;

Mumbai-born Vivek Ranadive, the first and only Indian-American owner of a US National Basketball Association (NBA) team, is leading the charge against fellow team owner Donald Sterling accused of making racist comments

NBA: Mumbai's Vivek Ranadive leads charge to oust Clippers owner Donald Sterling

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