Steve Ballmer has taken control of the Los Angeles Clippers after a court ruling confirmed Shelly Sterling was within her rights to negotiate the $2 billion sale with the former Microsoft CEO. Donald Sterling is officially out as owner.
Bloomberg was first to report the news:
The NBA later confirmed the sale, via Unguarded CNN:
Ballmer spoke about his acquisition following the NBA's announcement, via Arash Markazi of ESPN:
Dan Woike of The Orange County Register reported that Sterling will file an appeal:
A few hours later that's exactly what he did according to Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times:
Following the news of the appeal, Ken Berger of CBS Sports reported that the NBA has counter-sued Sterling:
Shelly has been given special privileges with the team per the LA Times: "As part of the sale agreement, Shelly Sterling receives the titles “Clippers Number One Fan” and “owner emeritus” and a variety of perks that include game tickets."
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