OAKLAND, Calif. Bryan Trottier Penguins Jersey . -- The Los Angeles Clippers chose not to speak publicly about owner Donald Sterling before they faced the Golden State Warriors for Game 4 of their first-round series Sunday. Instead, they made a silent protest to generate attention. In response to Sterlings purported comments urging a woman to not bring black people to his teams games, the Clippers let their uniforms become a show of solidarity. They ran out of the tunnel wearing their usual warmups. Then they huddled at centre court and tossed the outer layer of their warmups to the ground, going through their pregame routine with their red Clippers shirts on inside out to hide the teams logo. Players also wore black wristbands or armbands during the game, which they lost 118-97. They also donned black socks with their normal jerseys. "Its just us, only us. Were all we got," Clippers point guard Chris Paul could be heard shouting to teammates before they ran out. The Warriors announced sellout crowd of 19,596, decked out in gold shirts, booed the Clippers -- as they always do -- during team introductions. Sterlings wife was sitting courtside across from the Clippers bench. Commissioner Adam Silver had said Donald Sterling would not be at the game. Clippers coach Doc Rivers said prior to the game that he would remain the only one to speak for the team on the issue because players wanted to remain focused on basketball. Afterward, Rivers said he knew what his players had planned but didnt voice his opinion. Rivers said he wasnt thrilled about the demonstration, though he didnt elaborate why. Even he, though, acknowledged that staying focused has not been easy since TMZ released the alleged recording of Sterling. "Our message is to play," Rivers said. "Our message is that were going to let no one and nothing stop us from what we want to do. And I think thats a good message. I really do. I think thats the message were trying to send. And if we can pull this off all the way, I think that would be a terrific message." In an overcrowded postgame locker room, most of the Clippers players deflected comment or refused to answer questions related to Sterling -- other than to say they remain united and focused on basketball. Shooting guard J.J. Redick, who is white, said the controversy has impacted everybody on the team and around the league. He also admitted it might have affected their preparation. "Maybe our focus wasnt in the right place would be the easiest way to say it," Redick said. "I didnt get the sense that we couldnt function. I thought we competed, but give them a lot of credit as well. It wasnt just the distraction of everything that has happened in the last 24 hours. Golden State played a great basketball game, lets keep that in mind." While the Clippers wanted to let their play do the talking, other NBA players continued to speak out on the subject. Some talked about the hurt Sterlings alleged words caused. Others urged Silver to take an aggressive stance against Sterling, who has a history of alleged discrimination. Most of them hoped Sterling would be removed as the teams owner someday soon. Miami Heat star LeBron James said Silver needed to take action, going so far as to suggest "there is no room for Donald Sterling in our league." Lakers star Kobe Bryant wrote on his Twitter page that he couldnt play for Sterling. Warriors coach Mark Jackson, who played for the Clippers from 1992-94, said he could forgive Sterling but couldnt play for him right now, either. Asked if he needed to hear something from the league or Sterling to return as coach next year, Rivers said he didnt know and that he was just concentrating on the playoff series. At the Trail Blazers playoff game against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, Portland players all wore black socks in solidarity with the Clippers players. "I wanted to do something to support our brothers," Blazers All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge said before the game in Portland. The players union, still without an executive director since firing Billy Hunter in February 2013, is following the situation closely. The union has asked former NBA All-Star and current Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson to take a leading role on the players behalf to address the Sterling matter. Johnson and Silver attended the game Sunday. Johnson said he called an emergency phone meeting of every player representative to the union Saturday night and spoke with Silver before the game. He said this is a "defining moment" for the NBA and for Silver. Johnson said players trust that the commissioner will meet their demands, which include: Sterling not attend any NBA games for the rest of the playoffs; a full account of past allegations of discrimination by Sterling and why the league never sanctioned him; the range of options that the league can penalize Sterling, including the maximum penalty, which players want if the audio recording is validated; assurance that the NBA and the union will be partners in the investigation; and an immediate and decisive ruling, hopefully before the Clippers host the Warriors for Game 5 on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Johnson also said there will be no league-wide protest by players or a boycott because theres enough attention on the issue already and that players "trust Adam Silver. They trust that Adam Silver will do the right thing." Kris Letang Penguins Jersey .com) - Jeff Teague finished with a game-high 26 points and eight assists as the Atlanta Hawks held off the Utah Jazz, 98-92, on Friday. 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Kane basically gave up on the play, threw his hands up in a questioning manner and pouted about having a stick placed upon his. Kane went on to score on the ensuing power play. Many similar and more egregious hooks, holds and other infractions were not called earlier in the game. In my opinion the standard had been set by the referees for what type of game was being called. Why was Kane allowed to embellish and not called for that, and a why was a new standard of officiating introduced so late in the game? Thank you for thoughts and I really enjoy and appreciate all of your insights and stories. Respectfully, Aaron Lapensky Minnesota Aaron: Thank you being a long time reader and especially a first time writer. I didnt see the game so am unable to comment on the standard of officiating presented throughout. I will provide you with my take on the hooking infraction that was called on Erik Haula, in addition to a philosophy of common sense officiating that is generally accepted by the hockey community. There is some expectation that a penalty is a penalty and should be called regardless of the score or time in the modern NHL. The expected standard, however, must be balanced with sound judgment to provide an entertaining flow of the game while determining when a player commits a legitimate infraction. There are many decisions made when a ref feels a players actions did not cross the threshold to impose a penalty. I like to refer to these non-calls as minute-and-a-half penalties! The referees also receive ongoing direction to strictly enforce specific areas of emphasis such as illegal checks to the head, diving, and restraining fouls. Infractions that are obvious, dangerous and those that affect a potential scoring opportunity must be called. at any point in the game. This being said, we have seen far too mmany examples (especially in the playoffs) when this is not the case and a shifting sand standard is employed. Conor Sheary Penguins Jersey. Once the standard is relaxed or the sand starts to shift the worst thing a referee can do is to overreact with a call that upsets the applecart. Many times we have seen more flagrant fouls let go only to see a strict standard of enforcement maintained on ticky-tacky hooks to the hand area of an opponent. There is usually a very quick-jerk reaction by the referees when the hands are touched to alter the puck carriers movement. That is exactly what occurred when Haula used a one hand fork hook from behind Patrick Kane as the Chicago player maneuvered the puck along the Wild blue line. Haulas stick went through Kanes hands and caused him to mishandle the puck slightly to force it just past the outside edge of the line. Kane quickly brought the puck back across the blue line to create an off-side. The linesman can be seen blowing the whistle immediately to kill the play. The referee in the neutral zone also reacted just as quickly to the fork hook that caused the off-side play. Kane did not quit on the play in an effort to embellish the restraint but rather stopped following the immediate whistle blown by the linesman. By the letter of the law and the expected standard that has been imposed upon the referees, the fork hook in the hands of Kane qualified as a penalty. In most situations it would likely be called. There was some effect to Haulas action when it created the offside at the blue line and forced a stoppage of play. Given the game situation however, the common sense philosophy of officiating would dictate that the severity of Haulas actions was minimal. No imminent scoring opportunity was lost nor was it a flagrant foul that must be called. I am uncertain if the referees switch immediately triggered when the stick restricted Kanes hands or as a result of the forced offside. Either way he perceived Haulas actions as a call he was expected to make. From my perspective, the game would be better served if the referee had taken a slight pause to consider the resulting effect on the play and settled on a neutral zone faceoff instead of imposing a penalty to Haula. This is especially true Aaron if, as you suggest, many similar or egregious hooks, holds or other infractions were not penalized. A new standard should not be introduced late in the game. Cheap Heat Jerseys Cheap Bucks Jerseys Cheap Timberwolves Jerseys Cheap Pelicans Jerseys Cheap Knicks Jerseys Cheap Thunder Jerseys Cheap Magic Jerseys Cheap 76ers Jerseys Cheap Suns Jerseys Cheap Blazers Jerseys Cheap Sacramento Kings Jerseys Cheap Spurs Jerseys Cheap Raptors Jerseys Cheap Jazz Jerseys Cheap Wizards Jerseys ' ' '