Andy Roeser

Who is Andy Roeser?

Richard Andrew "Andy" Roeser is the former president of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. He also served as the alternate governor of the Clippers, representing the team in league matters among the NBA's Board of Governors. Roeser is the second-longest tenured member of the Clipper franchise, beside play-by-play broadcaster Ralph Lawler, having joined the team in 1984 after its move from San Diego He first served as executive vice president, and was promoted to team president in 2007.

As of May 6, 2014, Roeser took an indefinite leave of absence from the team, in the aftermath of the widespread controversy after a audio recording was released containing racially insensitive comments by the team's owner, Donald Sterling. Roeser initially released a statement questioning the authenticity of the recording and the motives of others involved, although he subsequently apologized. When Sterling was banned from the league in April 2014, Roeser was initially named as the person who would run the team.