(MSNBC) The Los Angeles Clippers lost their playoff lead to the Golden State Warriors last night, following the release of audio of a racist rant by a man identified as Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
The team lost 97-118, but the headlines of the night were all about the warm-ups, when the Clippers ditched their team-issued jerseys on the court to reveal inside-out playoff t-shirts obscuring the Clippers logo.
Companies began to distant themselves from the Clippers over the controversy Monday, as both State Farm and Virgin America weighed in on the matter.
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