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Russian federation on president putin, for his actions, we're starting to see the impact of the stock market falling. there's flight of capital out of russia. so i think we can have more of an impact if we impose additional sanctions with our international partners. but we can't allow this to go unpunished. it has consequences, not only for the people of ukraine and the region, but for the geopolitical situation in the world, and for the long-term national security interests of our own country. so we've got to stay engaged in this and make sure we work together to impose tough sanctions. if pu...

Authenticate that tape, the last thing the nba wants is a home game in los angeles later this week with donald sterling sitting courtside. i think they will act as quickly as they can to impose some sort of discipline to keep that outcome from happening, which would be a very awkward situation. >> okay. you know, quickly, i know the players discussed boycotting, they decided against it, but their coach doc rivers had something to say. >> what are we going to do? it has an impact and you move on. it upsets all of us. there's not one guy that's happy with this situation. >> yeah, that would also...

That's happy with this situation. >> reporter: on twitter, magic johnson said, i will never go to a clippers game again as long as donald sterling is the owner. miami heat superstar lebron james weighed in saying, if the reports are true, it's unacceptable. >> as a commissioner of our league, you have to be aggressive with it. >> reporter: the clippers president released a statement saying they don't know if the tape is legitimate or it's been altered. the girlfriend was sued lasted month by sterling's wife, who's trying to get back money in gifts. vee is fighting the suit saying in courts pap...

>> it's truly offensive and disturbing. and we intend to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible. i personally think the situation is most unfair to the clippers players and coaches. who have to deal with this distraction in the middle of their own highly competitive play-off series. >> he said it right there, how does the nba handle a controversy like this, rob? without distracting from what's happening on the court? >> well, i think that adam silver, who is the new commissioner of the nba, he just took this job over in february, has his first real controversy on his hands. and i think...