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NBA commissioner Adam Silver will only have been 88 days on the job Tuesday when he announces the findings of a race probe into the Los Angeles Clippers owner that could define the sport. Three days after recordings of racist remarks believed to have been made by Donald Sterling were made public, and only hours before the Clippers play host to Golden State in a crucial playoff game, Silver is expected to announce sanctions against the 80-year-old billionaire. "Donald Sterling should be afforded due process just as any player in this league or executive in this league," Silver said Saturday. Silver, who took over February 1 from 30-year league boss David Stern, is facing pressure from within the game and beyond to hit Sterling with the strongest punishment possible, but any push to force Sterling to sell the team he bought for $12 million in 1981 -- and which Forbes magazine now values at $575 million -- is sure to face a protracted legal fight.
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