Questions - Donald Sterling and Los Angeles Clippers - May 2-3, 2014
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National Survey of
1,000 Adults
Conducted May 2-3,
2014
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How
closely have you followed recent news reports about comments made by the owner
of a major sports franchise?
2* The
commissioner of the National Basketball Association has fined Donald Sterling,
the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, $2.5 million and banned him from the
league for racist comments he made in a recently disclosed audio recording.
Were the penalties imposed on Sterling too severe, not severe enough or were
they about right?
3* The
NBA commissioner is also hoping to force Sterling to sell the Clippers.
Should Sterling be forced to sell his team because of his racist comments?
4*
Regardless of what the NBA decides, how likely is it that Sterling will ultimately
be forced to sell the team because of continuing negative feelings about his
racist remarks?
5* How
serious a problem is racism in professional sports today – very serious,
somewhat serious, not very serious or not at all serious?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence