Will LeBron James lead boycott next season over Donald Sterling?

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Vice President of the NBA Players Association Roger Mason said LeBron James is willing to lead a boycott next season if Donald Sterling is still the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.

“I was just in the locker room three, four days ago,” Mason said during an interview with Jim Rome on Showtime. “LeBron and I talked about it. He ain’t playin if Sterling is still an owner.”

Sterling was recently handed a $2.5 million fine and a lifetime ban from any NBA related activity from NBA commissioner Adam Silver after audio recordings of Sterling making racist comments became public.

Since the tapes became public, James has voiced his opinion, stating he does not want Sterling to own the Clippers and he fully supports the commissioner.

However, he has yet to mention boycotting the 2014-2015 season if Sterling is still an owner.

Sterling told CNN’s Anderson Cooper he believes he still has the support of most owners and believes Clippers players love him.

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James is set to take on the Brooklyn Nets tonight in Miami for Game 5 of the Eastern conference semifinals.

Update: 

Mason took to Twitter today in an attempt to clear up his statements from the Showtime clip, saying:

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