The sheer volume of bile spewing from the mouth of the Clippers owner, Donald Sterling, is staggering. But just as awe-inducing, and stomach-churning, is the unrestrained breadth of its variety, which makes putting the offenses in order — if one were inclined to — nearly impossible.

But high on any list — on a par with the racism, sexism, misogyny, paternalistic plantation thinking and bias cloaked in benevolence — has to be Sterling’s attempt to AIDS-shame Magic Johnson.

In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that aired on Monday, Sterling asked about Johnson:

“What has he done? Can you tell me? Big Magic Johnson, what has he done? He’s got AIDS.”

For the record, as Cooper pointed out, Johnson has disclosed that he has H.I.V. but there is no evidence that his condition has ever progressed to AIDS.

Sterling continued:

“What kind of guy goes to every city, has sex with every girl, then goes and catches H.I.V.? Is that someone we want to respect and tell our kids about? I think he should be ashamed of himself. I think he should go into the background.”