Intro:

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti praises NBA Commissioner Adam Silver for his decision to ban LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the NBA.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti

"I want to make clear that what we heard today wasn't just about basketball. This is about Los Angeles. The Clippers have on their jerseys this city's name. A name that stands for tolerance, openness, it stands for civil rights. It stands for breakthroughs. And most of all it stands for basketball excellence."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti

"And the players of the Los Angeles Clippers, who tonight we want to know that we love you, we are behind you and today we feel like justice has begun to be served."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti

"So I want to personally thank Commissioner Silver for bringing down the hammer. For being as strong as he could be. For saying that none of us as Americans and certainly not as Angelinos will stand for this racism that we heard articulated. This city is open for business. It is ready for greatness and that is reflected behind me."