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The NBA (National Basketball Association) in the US has cracked down on racism in the sport this week. Donald Sterling the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers has been given a lifetime ban after it was alleged he made racist comments. The 80 year old billionaire has also been fined 2.5 million dollars.

But what does this say about how racism in sport is treated in the US versus the UK? In this extract ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Derby’s Devon Daley gets reaction from Professor Ellis Cashmore, Professor of Culture, Media and Sport and author of, Beyond Black. Celebrity and Race in Obama’s America…