The NBA's LA Clippers team launched a "silent protest" over the controversial racist comments of their very own boss, Donald Sterling, by going into their game opposite the Golden State Warriors with their jerseys worn inside out to hide the team's name.

Sources said the Clippers initially wanted to boycott Game 4 of their playoff series but decided against it, and instead used their uniforms to publicly show their solidarity against Sterling's racist comments.

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While the team focused on their game, their emotions were palpable, especially when star guard Chris Paul cheered fellow team members saying they're all they've got.

They lost to the Warriors, 118-97.  Sterling did not attend the game.

Donald Sterling, in a voice recording publicized by sports website TMZ,  purportedly instructed his girlfriend not to bring NBA legend Magic Johnson and any other Black people into any of his team's games.

He likewise admonished his girlfriend, a Black-Mexican lady named V. Stiviano, to refrain from making public her associations with minorities, also in the same audio recording.

The racist comment by Sterling elicited angry reactions worldwide, from NBA players to NBA followers, prompting NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to undertake a speedy investigation into the case.

Reacting to the racist comment, Magic Johnson tweeted that he will never go to any Clippers game for as long as Sterling owns the team, adding that the NBA had sustained a 'Black eye' from Sterling's actuations.

President Barack Obama likewise weighed in on the issue from all the way across the globe when asked to comment on Sterling's racist pronouncements during a press conference broadcast live from Kuala Lumpur Sunday.

Obama described Sterling's racist comments as "incredibly offensive", adding that it reflected how American Society still suffers from its past history of slavery and segregation.

It was the first time the American leader spoke openly against racism, an issue that he had tactfully avoided discussing during his campaign and first term in office.

Embattled Clippers officials tried to explain away Sterling's controversial racist comments saying the voice recording did not seem to reflect his views and beliefs.

The NBA leadership is in the process of determining the authenticity of the voice recording and said it will come out with its findings on Tuesday.

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