Following the National Basketball Association's announcement of a lifetime ban for Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, Clipper's fans protest inside the Staples Center before the Clippers Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles on April 29, 2014. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced today that Sterling was given an lifetime ban, a $2.5 million fine, as well as promising to steer the NBA Board of Governors to force Sterling to sell his NBA franchise. UPI/Jim Ruymen