Simmonds reacts to NBA's Sterling controversy

Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds was asked about the racial comments made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

“I’m kind of a fly in a bucket of milk here,’’ Simmonds said Tuesday, via The New York Post. “There are not too many guys who are African-American playing in the league. Obviously, we have our share of players, but I think we’re in a different situation here than with Donald Sterling.”

NBA commissioner Adam Silver bans Donald Sterling for life from any association with the Los Angeles Clippers and the NBA.

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Shocked by the comments? Not really.

“I’d like to say, ‘Yeah,’ but I’ve had enough things happen to me and seen a million things in this world that nothing shocks me right now,’’ Simmonds said.

Simmonds had several other comments in the article, including that he'd like to see Sterling forced to sell the Clipper. Ray Emery was also interviewed.

Source: Mark Cannizzaro, New York Post