All posts tagged "steve ballmer"

  • New Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, center, fires up the crowd as he arrives at the Clippers Fan Festival on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Exuberant new owner rallies Clipper fans at Staples Center

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A new era formally began today for the Los Angeles Clippers, as fist-pumping, high-fiving new owner Steve Ballmer rallied thousands of fans into a frenzy at Staples Center, bellowing chants into a microphone and vowing to...

    • Posted August 18, 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)
    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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