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[HOT LINKS] Major sponsors, including Kia, sever ties with Clippers

April 28, 2014
Clippers owner Donald Sterling is under fire after racist remarks. / Danny Moloshok, AP

Clippers owner Donald Sterling is under fire after racist remarks. / Danny Moloshok, AP

[USA Today] Sponsors are pulling a fast break away from the Los Angeles Clippers and their embattled owner, Donald Sterling.

As the condemnation of Sterling and his racially insensitive comments spread Monday, major financial supporters of the NBA franchise announced they were severing ties with the Clippers.

In rapid succession, the mass exodus included used car seller CarMax, State Farm Insurance, Kia Motors America, airline Virgin America, P. Diddy’s water brand, AQUAHydrate, and Red Bull.

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