DALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called Donald Sterlings purported comments about minorities "abhorrent" while saying he didnt think the NBA could force him out as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. Phillip Gaines Bills Jersey . Speaking in Dallas locker room before Game 4 of a first-round series against San Antonio on Monday night, Cuban said he trusted Commissioner Adam Silver to "operate under the best interest of the NBA." The outspoken billionaire said it was a "slippery slope" to suggest that Sterling should be forced out as owner over comments made in the privacy of his home. "What Donald said was wrong. It was abhorrent," Cuban said. "Theres no place for racism in the NBA, any business Im associated with. But at the same time, thats a decision I make. I think youve got to be very, very careful when you start making blanket statements about what people say and think, as opposed to what they do. Its a very, very slippery slope." Two days earlier, Cuban declined to give his opinion over the brewing saga of the racist comments that Sterling is alleged to have made in a taped conversation. While he was more forceful in his rebuke of Sterling in front of about two dozen reporters Monday, Cuban questioned how the league would legislate other forms of discrimination. "How many people are bigoted in one way or the other in this league?" Cuban asked. "I dont know. But you find one, all of a sudden you say well, you cant play favourites being racist against African-Americans. Where do you draw the line?" Asked if the league would be better off without Sterling as an owner, Cuban said, "At this point, yes." "But that has nothing to do with the rules that we have to live by," Cuban said. "Theres a lot of things I dont agree with that by letter and rule of law has to happen anyway. When you live in a country of laws, you want to support there are laws." Cuban noted that he recently fought the Securities and Exchange Commission over claims that he broke laws on insider trading. And he has remained outspoken against the SEC since he won the civil lawsuit the agency filed against him over the sale of his shares in an Internet company. "Yet I still support the rule of law," Cuban said. "Theres a reason why we have a (league) constitution. Its worked for 50, however many years. It will continue to work." Harrison Phillips Jersey . Cruz set the tone with a two-run homer in the first inning, and Baltimore scored eight times in the eighth to pull away for a 12-3 victory in Game 1. The major league leader with 40 homers during the regular season, Cruz added an RBI single to his early blast off Max Scherzer. Tremaine Edmunds Bills Jersey . Hoffman, the former star closer, will evaluate and help co-ordinate all pitchers at Double-A, Triple-A and the big league team. 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Englands tries came from Tom Bowen and Cameron Cowell in the second half.The result meant England finished top of Pool B and will now play Australia (5.04am BST) in the quarter-final, live on Sky Sports 2 HD.In the other quarter-finals defending champions Fiji take on Kenya, New Zealand will play Wales and USA play South Africa. Savenaca Rawaca runs away to score for Fiji Saracens-bound flyer Savenaca Rawaca starred on Saturday as defending champions Fiji looked the team to beat at the Hong Kong Sevens, tthe unofficial dress rehearsal for the Rio Olympics. Tremaine Edmunds Jersey. Rawaca scored a dazzling opener in Fijis 36-10 win over Wales and crossed again in the second half as the world series title-holders set up a quarter-final against Kenya.Fiji coach Ben Ryan was encouraged after his team, who are bidding to win their countrys first ever Olympic gold in August, improved from Fridays 19-17 scare against Canada. Were still probably not absolutely firing, I think defensively well go up a notch tomorrow. But after what was a very tough game last night its good to come through unscathed, said Ryan.The former England coach added that the form of Rawaca, who will join Saracens next season, underlined the quality now on show in the sevens world series.Hes hit form. Weve given him hard work in training. Hes 108kg and thats a lot of muscle to throw around for 14 minutes and we ask him to play for 14 minutes most of the time as well, Ryan said. But he is playing well. Hes very hard to stop... Save will play World Cup 2019 for Fiji, hell stand out for Saracens. Gone are the days where these (sevens) guys are seen as junior rugby players - theyre world-class in their own right. 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