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NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was a Clippers special assistant coach in 2000 says he can authenticate that voice and that nothing happened or was said to indicate Sterling suffered from IPMS (Irritable Plantation Master Syndrome). Kareem told CNN: I know him. I know his voice. I am not surprised by this very much. In another interview Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said, Yes, I’m angry, too, but not just about the sins of Donald Sterling. I’ve got a list. But let’s start with Sterling. I used to work for him, back in 2000 when I coached for the Clippers for three months. He was congenial, even inviting me to his daughter’s wedding. Nothing happened or was said to indicate he suffered from IPMS (Irritable Plantation Master Syndrome). RULE 901. AUTHENTICATING OR IDENTIFYING EVIDENCE: No voice expert needed to authenticate Sterling on that recording NBA... (5) Opinion About a Voice. An opinion identifying a person’s voice — whether heard firsthand or through mechanical or electronic transmission or recording — based on hearing the voice at any time under circumstances that connect it with the alleged speaker. Example: Oral voice identification is not a subject of expert testimony, the requisite familiarity may be acquired either before or after the particular speaking which is the subject of the identification, in this respect resembling visual identification of a person rather than identification of handwriting. Cf. Example (2), supra, People v. Nichols, 378 Ill. 487, 38 N.E.2d 766 (1942); McGuire v. State, 200 Md. 601, 92 A.2d 582 (1952); State v. McGee, 336 Mo. 1082, 83 S.W.2d 98 (1935). Source: Cornell Law