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The Jig Is Up: Racist Rambler Donald Sterling Officially Agrees To Sell The L.A. Clippers For $2 Billion

‘Bout time! Donald Sterling Agrees To Sell The L.A. Clippers After a month-long battle with everyone from his estranged wife to the NBA , disgraced L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling has finally thrown in the towel and agreed to sell the team. via MSNBC News It’s official – Donald Sterling is selling the Clippers. An attorney on behalf of the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner announced Wednesday Sterling and his estranged wife/co-owner Shelly Sterling reached a deal with the NBA to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for a record $2 billion plus various additional benefits. The NBA banned Sterling from the league for life and fined him $2.5 million after a recording released in April captured him making racist remarks about African-Americans. He might as well have given up the ghost since at this point, NO ONE was in favor of him remaining the owner of this team. Good riddance!

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The Jig Is Up: Racist Rambler Donald Sterling Officially Agrees To Sell The L.A. Clippers For $2 Billion

Who Should Buy The Clippers? We’ve Got Some Ideas

Beyond the lifetime ban and hefty fine that the NBA slapped Donald Sterling with on Tuesday, the league’s commissioner, Adam Silver, also announced that he’s maneuvering to make the Los Angeles Clippers owner sell the team. The punishment came after the 81-year-old made racist remarks in a recording that surfaced over the weekend. If Sterling… Read more