That will certainly be the storyline if they do eventually lose here. Personally, I'd say they pull out of this. Doc is one of the best coaches in the league. He can definitely spin this in the locker room to get them to start playing even harder for each other. Obviously there would be a lack of motivation to represent a racist but they also have their own legacies to uphold. How many chances are any of these guys going to have at a championship? Doc can spin it to make it like Sterling is taking that away from them if they let him affect their play.
It would be nice if the NBA stepped up and banned Sterling for the rest of the playoffs so that they can go about their business better. And I'd say he needs to be banned up to and including any potential championship presentation. Can you imagine that guy being presented with a trophy at the end of the year and "celebrating" with the players? He needs to go. The sooner the better.
You also have to accept that games like yesterday were going to happen anyway. It's a seven-game series. Steph Curry is going to go off in at least one of those. I still think the Clippers can win the series. It helps that the Warriors aren't exactly a great team. They are good but flawed.