Clippers remove team gear in warmups, wear clothing inside-out in protest of Sterling
In a silent but impactful move before Game 4 tipped off on Sunday, the Los Angeles Clippers performed an act of solidarity and protest against the racist remarks being attributed to team owner Donald Sterling.
The team huddled at midcourt and then removed their team-issued Clippers jackets. Underneath, their shooting outfits were on inside-out, apparently meant to hide the Clippers' logo.
[Courtesy: ESPN]
Clippers wearing warmups in reverse in protest of alleged racist comments by owner Donald Sterling. Here's Blake. pic.twitter.com/rDyL4Z5wN8
— Jonathan Santiago (@itsjonsantiago) April 27, 2014
The Clippers took off their shooting shirts and dumped them at center court. pic.twitter.com/Nod5QWsWJy
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) April 27, 2014
Prior to leaving the tunnel to take the court, the Clippers reportedly huddled up and said to each other, "It's just us, only us, we're all we got."
The players are also wearing black wristbands on their left wrists and are wearing all black socks and accessories. Also protesting in all black is Sterling's wife Shelly.
Shelly Sterling, Donald's wife, is in same courtside seat where they sat Friday..and she's wearing all black...
— Bill Plaschke (@BillPlaschke) April 27, 2014