Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to buy Clippers for $2 Billion

[Adam Silver]

Ballmer just requested that I let him take the team to Seattle. What do you guys think? Should I let him?

[franchise#3]

Steve Balmer right now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I14b-C67EXY

[Darius]

This is best thing possible for clippers. This guy is Cuban but smarter and way richer.

He makes Buss family look like thy are pan handling on sunset blvd

[CavaliersFTW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc

[maybeshewill13]

Is this the guy that's in with Hanson and the Seattle group?

[gts]

Ballmer is the guy that tried to move the Kings to Seattle right?

[gts]

Is this the guy that's in with Hanson and the Seattle group?

great minds think alike

[Akrazotile]

This is best thing possible for clippers. This guy is Cuban but smarter and way richer.

He makes Buss family look like thy are pan handling on sunset blvd

I dont know much about this dude at all. In what ways is he smarter?

[gts]

not that it means anything but....

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 25m
Donald Sterling's lawyer Max Blecher tells ESPN he has not signed off on any sale

[Darius]

I dont know much about this dude at all. In what ways is he smarter?

He co founded and was long term CEO of one the biggest companies in the world (Microsoft). 35th richest person in the world.

[Rubio2Gasol]

Sterling should just take the deal.

Way more than that sorry ass Franchise with a career loser at it's helm is worth.

[Kiddlovesnets]

It seems that Sterling is going to screw this over again, sucks when you have an owner like him. Kinda reminded me of the time we were stuck with Bruce Ratner in New Jersey, well at least he did do us a huge favor and sold our team to a Russian billionaire.

[longtime lurker]

Bu bu bu I thought the NBA was going to make sure it goes to a black owner so they can prove they're not racist and continue to take away the rights of the white man!

[DMAVS41]

2 billion?

Damn...that is literally paying double (at least) for what it is actually worth.

God...the NBA is making out like a bandit with this Sterling thing. They look great for getting rid of a racist owner...and now it seems people are willing to go crazy to buy this franchise.

[gts]

so bizarre...lol

you have one person saying one thing and another saying the opposite...

Ramona Shelburne ‏@ramonashelburne
There is now a signed, binding agreement between Ballmer and the Sterling family trust to sell the Clippers for $2billion, ESPN has learned

Andrea Chang ‏@byandreachang
Sterling's lawyer told me that Sterling already has "a couple billion dollars," so "he could not care less" about Ballmer's $2-billion bid.