Blackballed
Season 12020
Highlighting five days during the 2014 NBA playoffs, when Doc Rivers, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan, and the LA Clippers led an unprecedented movement of athletes to hold racism accountable.
Highlighting five days during the 2014 NBA playoffs, when Doc Rivers, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan, and the LA Clippers led an unprecedented movement of athletes to hold racism accountable.
12 Episodes
At the outset of the 2014 NBA playoffs, the biggest scandal in league history was about to erupt.
May 18, 2020A look back at one of the worst franchises in professional sports, the Los Angeles Clippers.
May 18, 2020The Donald Sterling tape leaks. Clippers players and coaches react with shock and disgust.
May 18, 2020Donald Sterling's views on race extend beyond basketball and into how he ran his real estate empire.
May 19, 2020The tape creates an escalating crisis for the NBA and its new commissioner Adam Silver.
May 20, 2020In a private team meeting, Clippers players and coaches talk about the tape, race, and how to respond.
May 21, 2020The Clippers stage a protest, expressing unity and showing the world what they believe in.
May 25, 2020Pressure mounts to remove Donald Sterling from the league.
May 25, 2020New commissioner Adam Silver makes the bold decision to ban Donald Sterling for life from the NBA.
May 26, 2020The Sterling scandal continues to haunt the team as their season comes to an abrupt conclusion.
May 27, 2020In dramatic tabloid fashion, the Clippers are sold to Steve Balmer, officially ending the scandal.
May 28, 2020The Sterling scandal ushered in a new era of player empowerment, and they haven't looked back since.
May 29, 2020