Son of Clippers Owner Found Dead; Drugs Suspected

Coroner says death likely result of overdose
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jan 2, 2013 10:37 AM CST
Son of Clippers Owner Found Dead; Drugs Suspected
The Los Angeles Clippers logo is displayed at a press conference in this file photo.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been found dead of a possible drug overdose in Malibu. The LA county coroner says 32-year-old Scott Ashley Sterling was found dead shortly after 11:30pm last night at a home on the Pacific Coast Highway. The death appears to be accidental and it's being investigated as a possible drug overdose. An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death. Messages left for Sterling and a Clippers representative weren't immediately returned. (More Los Angeles Clippers stories.)

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