Clippers owner's son dies
The son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu, Calif., home, authorities said Wednesday.
The son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu, Calif., home, authorities said Wednesday.
The body of Scott Ashley Sterling, 32, was found shortly after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, said Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County coroner's unit.
The death cast a pall on what has been a joyous season for the Clippers, normally an NBA doormat but now among the league's best teams. The team is in first place in its division and had a franchise-record 17-game winning streak that was snapped Tuesday with a loss to the Denver Nuggets.
The 77-year-old Sterling, a billionaire real estate mogul who purchased the team in 1981, had no immediate comment, nor did the team.
The death at a beachfront apartment building on the Pacific Coast Highway was discovered after a friend of Scott Sterling's called police after not hearing from him for several days, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Deputies found the body and paramedics pronounced him dead.
Celtics lose 4th straight
Mike Conley had 23 points and nine assists to lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 93-83 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday night and send Boston to its fourth consecutive loss.
Rudy Gay scored 19 points and ex-Celtic Tony Allen had a season-high 15 points for Memphis.
Elsewhere: Joe Johnson had 33 points, and Brook Lopez added 25 as Brooklyn earned a road win in Oklahoma City, 110-93. Deron Williams had 13 assists for the Nets. . . . LeBron James had 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists as Miami picked up a home win over Dallas, 118-109, in overtime.
- Associated Press