S1 E36: 30 for 30 - Season 5: The Sterling Affairs
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What do Magic Johnson, Oprah Winfrey and a lifetime pair of courtside tickets for all Clippers games have in common?... A five-part story about basketball in Los Angeles, a ruthless real estate empire, the worst owner in sports, and the scandal that rocked the NBA.
Tune in this week as Ollie and James examine what happened when an audio recording of a racist rant by Clippers owner Donald Sterling was leaked in 2014 and how it changed the NBA forever. "The Sterling Affairs" is a five-part series from 30 for 30 Podcasts and The Undefeated, produced in collaboration with ESPN and Western Sound. The series is reported and hosted by ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.
Sterling had been a problem for decades -- in basketball, real estate and more. Why did it take 30 years to finally hold him accountable? Involving the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Magic Johnson, P Diddy, Barbra Walters, Steve Ballmer, Jerry Buss, Blake Griffin, Doc Rivers, The LA Clippers, The LA Lakers, NBA, Trayvon Martin, Adam Silver and many more.
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