With the ouster of the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers , Donald Sterling , two years ago .
The more visible acts of support for causes like Black Lives Matter , the NBA appears to have more of an activist bent than most North American sports leagues .
With the ouster of the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers , Donald Sterling , two years ago , and the more visible acts of support for causes like Black Lives Matter , the NBA appears to have more of an activist bent than most North American sports leagues .