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Atlanta Hawks – Bruce Levenson Isn’t Another Donald Sterling
While the media is going to be drawing every possible parallel between Bruce Levenson and former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, this isn’t the same cavse. The Atlanta Hawks will be sold eventually, but this isn’t the same case of blatant, semi-hidden racism that at some point exploded in a way that couldn’t be ignored anymore.
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Los Angeles Clippers – In With Steve Ballmer, Out With Donald Sterling
It seems that Doc Rivers can stop making threats, or Chris Paul can sleep easier. Steve Ballmer is officially $2 billion poorer, but the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, while Donald Stering is on his way out; not just from the league, but from recognition altogether, becoming just an old, retired and rich racist and not one with a team.
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Los Angeles Clippers Finally Taken Away From Donald Sterling
Is the saga over? A judge ruled that Donald Sterling attempting to block the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Steve Ballmer isn’t going to work, but there are always appeals to be made if you have the money and right lawyers to delay an inevitability from happening.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Doc Rivers Making Empty Threats Again
The NBA isn’t getting rid of Donald Sterling as fast as they’d hoped for, and that means the Los Angeles Clippers being sold to Steve Ballmer isn’t done, official deal. It also means it’s time for Doc Rivers, allegedly, to say once more that he’s thinking about quitting his job as the head coach of the team.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Steve Ballmer is Their New Owner
It’s going to take some time before this becomes official as Donald Sterling isn’t going down without a fight, but as of now the Los Angeles Clippers have been sold by Shelly Sterling to Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO who has strong ties to the city of Seattle, and the $2 billion deal should be approved by the NBA and at least 75% of the other team owners.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Who Does Shelly Sterling Sell to?
Before we answer the question in the title, it’s also important to see if the NBA actually allows Shelly Sterling to take control of the Los Angeles Clippers and handle the sale of the franchise, or is the league going to terminate the Sterling’s ownership and handle the transaction themselves.
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LeBron James Doesn’t Want the Sterling Family in the NBA
There’s no simple solution to the Donald Sterling situation regarding his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. To make matters more complicated, his estranged wife Shelly Sterling wants to remain the owner of the team once he is removed. LeBron James, who doesn’t just speak for himself but usually represents a lot of other players, has said the players don’t want anyone from that family to have anything to do with the team or the NBA.
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18 Best Memes of Donald Sterling Getting a Lifetime Ban From Adam Silver
After going through the effect caused by Donald Sterling and his racist remark, which resulted in Adam Silver banning him for life from the NBA and the Los Angeles Clippers getting a new owner soon enough, it also resulted in plenty of humor at the whole ordeal’s expense, including the likes of momentary celebs like V. Stiviano who won’t last in the limelight for too long, but probably came out as a big winner from this whole experience.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Donald Sterling No More
It’s going to be complicated and difficult actually taking the franchise away from Donald Sterling, but his punishment delivered by Adam Silver means he has lost the Los Angeles Clippers. It might take some time, but eventually, it seems that everyone’s goal of taking the franchise away from him by forcing him to sell it will become a reality.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Playing for an Owner You Hate
From here on out, everything the Los Angeles Clippers as a team – which means the players and head coach Doc Rivers, separated from the racist being of their owner, Donald Sterling, stands the test of separating what’s important and what isn’t, by trying to win a basketball game followed by another; winning in the playoffs, even thinking about a championship, while trying to make it about themselves and the fans, not the guy who owns the rights to the franchise from the NBA.