Racist Comments Lead to Losing Sponsors for the Clippers.

Allegedly the owner of the NBA Clippers team, Donald Sterling, was caught saying some horrendous and racist comments. This has lead to numerous companies ending their sponsorship or suspending it. Personally, I think racism is deplorable however, a man of Sterling’s position has no excuse. It has been incredible how social media has literally blown up over this hot topic.

Even the players have reacted to these comments , the players warmed-up with their practice jerseys inside out to show their solidarity against the statements that were made. Also, as they ran out of the tunnel for Game 4 of the first-round playoffs they wore black wristbands or armbands.  As Clippers star guard could be heard shouting to his teammates on the way out,

“It’s just us, only us. We’re all we got.”

 

Here is the following list of lost/ suspended sponsors:

• Yokohama Tire Corp: Suspended
• Anheuser-Bush: Publicly supporting NBA’s investigation
• Lumber Liquidators: Suspended
• Amtrak: Determining if they will extended regular season sponsorship
• LoanMart: Suspended
• StateFarm: Suspended, continue campaigns with players
• Sprint: Suspended
• Kia: Suspended
• Virgin America: Terminated
• AQUAhydrate: Suspended
• CarMax: Terminated
• RedBull: Suspended, continue campaigns with players

 

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