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Donald Sterling Will Reportedly Agree To Clippers Sale, Not Sue The NBA
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, and Donald Sterling reportedly won't stop the sale with a lawsuit against the NBA....
Alleged Ex-Mistress Sues Donald Sterling For Racist Remarks, Harassment
A woman who claims she was in a romantic relationship with Clippers owner Donald Sterling while working for him has filed a lawsuit against him, alleging—well, the usual: racist remarks, hostile work environment, attempts to pay her for sex. That sort of thing....
Donald Sterling Attends Black Church Service
For some reason, Donald Sterling thought it would be a good idea to attend a black church service on Sunday. According to the Associated Press, he went to a service at the Praises of Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles and received a "warm welcome" from the congregation. I think the guy on...
Shelly Sterling Will Protect NBA From Donald Sterling Lawsuit
Look, Shelly Sterling is not the good guy. She's up to her shoulder-pads in court-sworn evidence from discrimination lawsuits, near as much as Donald. But this is an O.G. move. According to ESPN, Donald Sterling's estranged wife has agreed to indemnify the league from any lawsuits, including those f...
Donald Sterling To Sue NBA
As first reported by NBC News, Donald Sterling will file a lawsuit against the NBA for forcing a sale of the Clippers, and he'll reportedly seek more than $1 billion in damages. ESPN's Ramona Shelburne adds that Sterling is still deciding whether to sue Shelly Sterling too. And here comes Woj, sayin...
Report: Steve Ballmer Agrees To Buy Clippers For $2 Billion (Updated)
The LA Times is reporting that Steve Ballmer, the hugely Photoshoppable former Microsoft CEO, has agreed to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, winning the bidding war to take over ownership from Donald Sterling. ...
Report: Steve Ballmer Bid $1.8 Billion For The Clippers
According to a Forbes source, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has offered a bid of $1.8 billion to buy the L.A. Clippers. But don't get your hopes up, Seattle....
Sterling Calls Ban "Illegal," Claims Team Can Be Sold For $2.5 Billion
Remember when it was reported that Donald Sterling would peacefully relinquish his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers and let his estranged wife Shelly take the team? Yeah, that's probably not happening....
V. Stiviano Text With Audio To Clippers Employee: "LET THE GAMES BEGAN"
Before the recordings of Donald Sterling leaked to the public, V. Stiviano sent one tape to a Clippers employee—along with an ominous, all-caps message—when Sterling distanced himself from her....
Reports: Donald Sterling Steps Aside, Wife To Sell Clippers
As first reported by TMZ, and just confirmed by ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, the Donald Sterling saga may end painlessly and without going to court. According to the reports, Sterling will leave it to his maybe-estranged wife Shelly to negotiate the sale of the Clippers....
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Did New Clippers CEO Dick Parsons Really Play College Basketball? [Update]
Dick Parsons has had, as they say, a long and distinguished career. A one-time aide to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and a former chair of organizations ranging from Time Warner to Citigroup to the Jazz Foundation of America, he's if anything overly qualified for his current role as CEO of the L...
NBA: Donald Sterling Tried To Pay V. Stiviano To Claim Audio Was Faked
The Los Angeles Times has reviewed the NBA's formal written case against Donald Sterling, and the biggest of the new allegations contained within is a claim that Sterling attempted to buy off V. Stiviano to say her audio recording was altered....
Report: Donald Sterling Won't Pay Fines, May Sue NBA
The ousted Donald Sterling will not sit idly as the NBA finds a way to fully remove his association with the Clippers. According to an SI report, Sterling has hired a lawyer, who has already sent a letter to the NBA rejecting their $2.5 million fine....
The Man Who Helped Bring Down Donald Sterling Is An Asshole, Too
If you were watching closely, you might've seen Kevin Johnson, the former NBA guard who's now mayor of Sacramento, sitting courtside at Staples Center during Game 4 of the Clippers-Thunder series. His arm was around his wife, Michelle Rhee, and the two seemed to preside over the action, conspicuous ...
The Technicality That Will Allow The NBA To Get Rid Of Both Sterlings
With all of Adam Silver's stern talk in his press conference announcing Donald Sterling's lifetime ban, it appeared the process of removing Sterling's ownership interest would be swift. However, not much in the way of action has happened since then. This SI report mentions an interesting technicalit...
Roger Mason's Comments About LeBron Boycotting Next Year Were Bullshit
So yesterday, we wrote about National Basketball Players Association VP Roger Mason, Jr., who last night appeared on Jim Rome on Showtime and declared quite emphatically that LeBron James was taking The Hard Stance. If Clippers owner Donald Sterling still had the team next year, the face of the leag...
Everyone In California Has An Insane Donald Sterling Tape For Sale
If you enjoy listening to Donald Sterling rant incoherently, you're in for good times. Every conversation Sterling has had over the past few weeks seems to have been caught on tape, and every one of them seems to be for sale....