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(Fixes syntax in first sentence) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - The NBA set in motion on Wednesday an attempt to force a sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, with Oprah Winfrey signaling interest as a potential buyer, after club owner Donald Sterling was banned for life from pro basketball for racist comments attributed to him. At least two of the National Basketball Association's 29 other team owners, including the governing board's interim chairman, said they expect the necessary three-fourths majority of owners to back Sterling's full expulsion, a move unprecedented in NBA history. The advisory finance committee of the board scheduled a meeting on Thursday to review the next steps for removing Sterling as owner of the Clippers, as urged on Tuesday by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, a league spokeswoman said.
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