You've probably heard about Donald Sterling by now, even if you have no idea who Blake Griffin might be. Sterling, the billionaire owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, has been the biggest story in America after a leaked tape revealed him telling his girlfriend not to publicly associate with black people. But this is a messy and tangled controversy, and we're here to unravel it for you.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling's racist tirade, caught on tape and released over the weekend, is starting to cost the team some major advertisers.

In light of the recent decision by a professional basketball team, comprised of mostly black players, to respond to their boss basically saying “I hate niggers” by turning their shirts inside out the next day at work, I have come to the decision that I agree wholeheartedly with the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, and I too do not want black people invited to my events.

Deadpsin has acquired an extended Donald Sterling audiotape, and it reveals an even deeper level of bigotry from the mouth of the Clippers owner. "Evil heart" can't really cover it, but thanks for trying, Sterling.

While in Malaysia this week, President Obama was asked what he thought of Clippers' owner Donald Sterling's alleged racist remarks. His response: "They kind of speak for themselves."

For years and years, the NBA, which depends on the labor of black athletes and the goodwill of black fans, has tried to ignore the well-documented fact that Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is unambiguously and actively racist (in addition to being a lawbreaker and all-around degenerate).