NBA Racism: LeBron James Challenges NBA Commissioner To Take Action Against Racist Owner! 'There Is No Room For Donald Sterling In Our League!'

The big issue of racism in the NBA was recently unearthed. More than any other league in the world, the NBA is dominated by black athletes and coaches. The best player and the league's biggest star LeBron James calls for the commissioner to take a firm stand!

The Miami Herald caught up with LeBron James and his uncensored comments appear below:

Herald: "What are your thoughts on Donald Sterling's comments?"

 LeBron James: "If the reports are true, it's unacceptable. It's unacceptable in our league. It doesn't matter if you're white, black, Hispanic, whatever, all across the races. It's unacceptable and as a commissioner in our league, they have to make a stand, and they have to be very aggressive with it. I don't know what it's going to be, but you just can't have that in our league. We're the model citizens of all sports around the world and because we're the most recognizable, I mean, it figures. You see us all the time, you see our logos, you see our players, and for an owner to come out and say the things that he said, it's very disrespectful, it's very appalling and one of my best friends and dear friends plays on his team in Chris Paul and I haven't had an opportunity to talk to him but I can only imagine what's going through his head."

Herald: "How difficult would it be to play with that hanging over..."

LeBron James: "I don't know. I kind of waivered back and forth whether I would actually sit out.(sic) If our owner would come out and say the things that he said, I would really have to sit down with my teammates, talk to my family because at the end of the day, our family, and our teammates are way more important than that. Basketball is huge, obviously the playoffs have been unbelievable, and I hate the fact that something like this has to come out when the playoffs have been unbelievable and the game of basketball continues to grow, but there is no room for Donald Sterling in our league. There is no room for him."

Herald: "Does it make you angry?"

LeBron James: "I'm not angry. Just disappointed more than anything. There is only 30 owners and 400-plus of us. For a player, I just think...I put my...I can only imagine if a player came out and said something of that stature what would happen to us as players. So, I believe in Adam [Silver], I believe in the NBA and they have to do something and do something very fast and quickly before this really gets out of hand. Like I said, there is no room for Donald Sterling in our league, man. There it is."

James referred to Chris Paul, his personal close friend and teammate on Team USA Olympic team. Paul and his teammates are scheduled to play an important Game 4 of the First Round playoffs against the Golden State Warriors amid calls for a boycott of Clippers games and for the players to sit out.

"King James" has always been outspoken about issues that affect the players. He is very much aware of his influence and popularity. It would be recalled that James once considered running for the position of NBA Players Union President. A position that ultimately went to..(ironically) Chris Paul.