All posts tagged "donald sterling"

  • FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014, photo, then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left, shakes hands with former NBA players Bill Russell, right, and "Downtown" Freddie Brown as Omar Lee looks on during an NCAA college basketball game between Washington and Oregon State in Seattle. An individual with knowledge of negotiations to sell the Los Angeles Clippers said Shelly Sterling has reached an agreement to sell the team to Ballmer for $2 billion. The individual, who wasn뭪 authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 29, 2014, that Ballmer and the Sterling Family Trust now have a binding agreement. The deal now must be presented to the NBA. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
    It’s official! Steve Ballmer is the new Clippers owner

    (CNS) – After months of legal wrangling, the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was completed today. In a brief statement, the NBA confirmed the deal, saying the sale was finalized “following...

    • Posted August 12, 2014
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  • FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014, photo, then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left, shakes hands with former NBA players Bill Russell, right, and "Downtown" Freddie Brown as Omar Lee looks on during an NCAA college basketball game between Washington and Oregon State in Seattle. An individual with knowledge of negotiations to sell the Los Angeles Clippers said Shelly Sterling has reached an agreement to sell the team to Ballmer for $2 billion. The individual, who wasn뭪 authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 29, 2014, that Ballmer and the Sterling Family Trust now have a binding agreement. The deal now must be presented to the NBA. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
    Shelly Sterling agrees to sell Clippers for $2 billion

    (CNS) – Shelly Sterling, the wife of embattled Clippers owner Donald Sterling, has agreed to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion, she announced today. “I am delighted that we are selling...

    • Posted May 30, 2014
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  • Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is one step closer to becoming the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. (AP)
    Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer bids $2 billion for Clippers

    (CNS) – A furious round of bidding for the Los Angeles Clippers apparently ended today, with news that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offered a record $2 billion for the NBA franchise. The Los Angeles Times, citing an anonymous...

    • Posted May 29, 2014
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    Oprah Winfrey, Patrick Soon-Shiong among those interested in buying Clippers

    There are no guarantees that the other owners will vote to force Donald Sterling to part with the Clippers, which is one way to get him out of the picture, or that Sterling will want to sell...

    • Posted April 30, 2014
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  • NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addresses the media during a news conference, in New York, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Silver announced that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the league in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Clippers owner banned for life by NBA over racist comments

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Clippers owner Donald Sterling was banned for life today by the NBA and barred from having any association with the team over racist remarks he purportedly made in a recorded telephone conversation. Sterling was also...

    • Posted April 29, 2014
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  • Los Angeles Clippers players listen to the national anthem wearing their warmup jerseys inside out to protest alleged racial remarks by team owner Donald Sterling before Game 4 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
    Clippers Fall in Playoff Game Amid Sterling Fallout

    (CNS) – Los Angeles Clippers players wore their warm-ups inside-out — obscuring the team name — before their 118-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the teams’ NBA playoff series today as a...

    • Posted April 28, 2014
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    [HOT LINKS] Major sponsors, including Kia, sever ties with Clippers

    Sponsors are pulling a fast break away from the Los Angeles Clippers and their embattled owner, Donald Sterling. As the condemnation of Sterling and his racially insensitive comments spread Monday, major financial supporters of the...

    • Posted April 28, 2014
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