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#Bannedforlife Became the Top Trending Term on Twitter After Adam Silver Announced Donald Sterling's Punishment

Following Adam Silver's announcement that Clippers owner Donald Sterling would be banned from the NBA for life as a result of alleged comments he made about African Americans, the Twittersphere was swift to react via the hashtag #bannedforlife -- which quickly became the top trending term on the site. Here's a roundup of some of the more notable tweets sent with said hashtag:

https://twitter.com/ReggieMillerTNT/status/461213019653955584

https://twitter.com/abesauer/status/461211641506324480

https://twitter.com/Stacey21King/status/461213714285199360

https://twitter.com/Ruleyork/status/461211325373624320

https://twitter.com/ClementMarfo/status/461216722717245440

https://twitter.com/marionbarryjr/status/461212916256366593

https://twitter.com/ACAPNY/status/461218929117917185

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