REACTIONS

Teams and their owners weigh in on the sanctions imposed by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Donald Sterling:

JEANIE BUSS, Lakers: “In my statement yesterday, I said I had full confidence in Adam Silver and how he and the NBA would handle this situation. In today’s announcement, Adam was decisive, firm and compelling and showed great leadership in his condemnation of the horrible and offensive comments that have led to this action.”

GREG MILLER, Utah Jazz: “On behalf of the Miller family, we support the decisive action by Commissioner Silver and the NBA to reaffirm that there is no place for racism and hatred in our league. The Jazz organization and all the teams in the NBA should act as national leaders in promoting inclusiveness and diversity. We have a responsibility in our communities to fight against discrimination and ignorance and showcase sports as an example of respect and tolerance. While this situation has been inexcusable, I hope it serves the greater purpose of reinforcing our vigilance against this type of behavior."

JOE LACOB, Golden State Warriors: “We applaud the firm punishment handed out today by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and appreciate the swiftness with which the NBA conducted its investigation. . . . As I noted on Sunday, the sentiments expressed on the audio recording were completely inappropriate, unacceptable and senseless. We cannot tolerate such feelings or beliefs, not only in the NBA, but in society in general. There is absolutely no room for racism in our world, period.”

ORLANDO MAGIC: “The Orlando Magic feel the recent reprehensible comments . . . were absolutely unacceptable and do not reflect the values and beliefs of our organization or our league. We applaud the leadership of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, as well as Head Coach Doc Rivers and his players, who are at the epicenter of the situation."

DAN GILBERT, Cleveland Cavaliers (via Twitter @cavsdan): “Commissioner Silver has made the right moves in response to this unfortunate absurd spectacle. #ZeroTolerance”

MARK CUBAN, Dallas Mavericks (via Twitter @mcuban): “I agree 100% with Commissioner Silvers findings and the actions taken against Donald Sterling”