NBA Reportedly Countersues Donald Sterling in Federal Court

August 12th, 2014 by Timothy Rapp Leave a reply »

The war being waged between Donald Sterling and the NBA took another turn on Tuesday, as the league reportedly countersued the former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.    

Ken Berger of CBS Sports provided details about the suit:





The news follows sale of the Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer becoming official on Tuesday, per the team's website:

The Los Angeles Clippers today announced that the transaction in which Steve Ballmer purchased the Los Angeles Clippers closed today following the entry of an order by a California court confirming the authority of Shelly Sterling, on behalf of the Sterling Family Trust, to sell the team.

The NBA Board of Governors previously approved the sale and Mr. Ballmer is now the Clippers Governor.

Rachel Nichols of CNN passed along Ballmer's statement:



The battle between the NBA and Sterling has been a long, drawn-out affair. 

On April 29, new NBA commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling from the league for life and fined him $2.5 million after r ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by

Advertisement

Comments are closed.