Banned LA Clippers owner Sterling hits new low as fresh attack on Magic sparks further outrage

The National Basketball Association has apologised to former player Earvin Magic Johnson after Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling called him a bad role model for contracting HIV.

Sterling, speaking on CNN following racist remarks made in April, said of former LA Lakers star Johnson: “He should be ashamed of himself.”

The NBA has condemned Sterling’s “malicious and personal attack”.