Donald Sterling has been banned for life as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Sterling has also been fined $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the NBA constitution.

Adam Silver will also urge the NBA owners to force a sale of the franchise. Silver spoke to several NBA owners and he's confident he has their full support.

"As part of the lifetime ban, Mr. Sterling may not attend any NBA games or practices, be present at any Clippers office or facility, or participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team," said Silver. "He will also be barred from attending NBA Board of Governors meetings and participating in any other league activity."

The lifetime ban is independent of a sale of the team.

Recorded remarks of a racial nature made by Sterling were released to the media over the weekend.

Sterling is the longest tenured owner in the NBA.

Sterling has a long history of racism and discrimination as owner of the Clippers and as a real estate businessman.

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports that a bidding war for the Clippers is expected to exceed $1 billion for the franchise.

Magic Johnson and Guggenheim Partners are expected to be one of the bidders for the Clippers.

Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News reported that Larry Ellison will again bid for an NBA team.

Entertainment mogul David Geffen was interested in purchasing the Clippers in 2010.

Josh McRoberts has been fined $20,000 by the NBA for his elbow to LeBron James in Game 2 of the series between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Bobcats.

The incident occurred with 50 seconds left in the Bobcats' 101-97 loss on Wednesday.

Masai Ujiri has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for "using obscene language in a public setting."

Ujiri said "F*** Brooklyn" during a pregame rally for the Toronto Raptors.

The Raptors lost to the Nets in Game 1.

Jonas Valanciunas was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after being stopped in Wasaga Beach, Ont., after reportedly being spotted with open beer bottles while traveling through a drive-thru.

Valanciunas is charged with having greater than 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood and is to appear in court in nearby Collingwoodon April 22.

"I hold myself to a high standard and take my role as a member of the Toronto Raptors very seriously," Valanciunas said in a statement released by the team. "I apologize to the organization, my teammates, my family and my fans, and regret any negativity this incident has brought upon them."

Valanciunas is averaging 11 points and 8.6 rebounds in 76 games this season.

Larry Sanders will abide by the terms of his five-game suspension for violating the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program, but defends marijuana for its medical benefits.

“It’s something I feel strongly about, just to let you know something personal about me,” Sanders told NBA.com and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel prior to the Bucks’ game against Chicago at United Center Friday. “I will deal with the consequences from it. It’s a banned substance in my league. But I believe in marijuana and the medical side of it.

“I know what it is if I’m going to use it. I study it and I know the benefits it has. In a lot of ways we’ve been deprived. You can’t really label it with so many other drugs that people can be addicted to and have so many negative effects on your body and your family and your relationships and impairment. This is not the same thing.”

Sanders’ suspension means he has failed three tests in his career.

Sanders said he was out for the rest of the season, which could push his suspension to the start of the 14-15 season.

Sanders views marijuana as similar to drinking alcohol.

“The great thing about that idea is that, then you could get prescribed for it and see a doctor and they could tell you,” he said. “You don’t have to self-medicate, you don’t have to over-medicate ourselves. Y’know, because we don’t know now. We can’t diagnose ourselves.

“Once it becomes legal … you sit down with a doctor and [he says], ‘You may need this three times a day. This dosage here.’ And you don’t over-medicate. It [addresses] those needs medically that you need. It’s natural.”

Reggie Evans was fined $15,000 for elbowing Anthony Davis in the face, the NBA announced Tuesday.

The foul on Evans, which was a Flagrant 2 and resulted in his ejection, occurred with 1:03 remaining in the third quarter of the Sacramento Kings' 102-97 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.

Brandon Jennings has been fined $5,000 by the NBA for violating the league's anti-flopping rules for the second time this season.

The incident occurred with 3:01 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Detroit Pistons' 116-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.