Earlier today, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced a lifetime ban sanctioned against 30-plus-year owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling. The streamed and televised press conference took place following a week where racist remarks from Sterling during a phone-called were leaked to website TMZ.com. Additionally, Sterling will be forced to sell or turn over ownership of the longtime struggling franchise-turned-playoff team that he has owned since 1981.

“The hateful opinions voiced by that of the man [on the recording] are those of Donald Sterling,” confirmed the commissioner.

Those remarks to Sterling’s alleged former mistress, known as V. Stiviano (pictured with Sterling), included the following statement: “It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people. Do you have to?” he says. “You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in. You can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that … and not to bring them to my games.” The comments are believed to be in response to the woman’s Instagram post of her and NBA Hall Of Famed Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Johnson, who is an owner in the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise, formerly owned a stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, which shares the Staples Center as a home court, along with the Clippers. Prior to the audio surfacing, Sterling was scheduled to receive his second NAACP award, adding irony to the leaked comments.

During the last several days, public outcry has called for a banning of the team, due to the owner’s comments.

As was the case last week with the breaking news (see Snoop Dogg’s powerful response), with today’s update, a host of Hip-Hop personalities and rappers reacted via Twitter. From strong, impassioned statements, to jokes, to pleading for ongoing consideration of other leading issues surrounding race in America, some of these reactions are below:

If u think banning an 80 yr old man for life is in some way a WIN for blacks people, 1. don't speak on my behalf 2. kill ya self.

— Killer Mike (@KillerMikeGTO) April 29, 2014

I would say justice is somewhat served! #NBA #commisoner silver good job

— JADAKISS (@Therealkiss) April 29, 2014

Black people mad at Donald Sterling but silent on how our very own sellout negro coalition NAACP was about to award him AGAIN. Smh

— CORMEGA (@realcormega) April 29, 2014

You think the Black Panthers would've given Sterling 2 awards?

— CORMEGA (@realcormega) April 29, 2014

ALL. OVER. A. HO. (c) Mz. Kilo RT @Menphyel7: Donald Sterling is Banned for Life and fined $2.5M dollars…

— Phonte (@phontigallo) April 29, 2014

BANNED FOR LIFE!!!!!! FUCK U STERLING

— Freddie Gibbs (@FreddieGibbs) April 29, 2014

Donald Sterling bitch took a picture wit Magic Johnson and sucked Magic Juan dick. No wonder he hate… http://t.co/kZvEpf0U9e

— Freddie Gibbs (@FreddieGibbs) April 29, 2014

i wish more people were angrier and shocked by this http://t.co/XYYDswMy0M than Sterling.

— Questlove Jenkins (@questlove) April 29, 2014

Once again, there are no "right" answers. There's only action. And Adam Silver acted with a life time ban. That's action I'm proud of. #NBA

— Groove Chambers (@groovechambers) April 29, 2014

What artist reaction, whether above, or elsewhere, most aligns with your own sentiments surrounding this issue?

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