The Los Angeles Clippers officially have a new owner. Tuesday it was announced that Steve Ballmer is officially the new owner and the sale has gone through.
Ballmer is planning a fan rally to celebrate the new day in the Clippers history for next Tuesday. In the meantime, he shared some of his thoughts about taking over as owner.
Donald Sterling is still planning to appeal the sale, however it was announced Tuesday that the league is planning on counter-suing Sterling. A provision was included in the sale of the team last May that indemnified the league from future claims brought by him, Shelly Sterling, or the Clippers. Essentially, Sterling is suing himself and will have to pay the NBA’s cost for their defense.