By
James Hirsen
Last
week wrapped up with a series of unexpected events that were related to the
continuing saga of Donald Sterling and his ownership of the Los Angeles
Clippers. Sterling's estranged wife Shelly announced late Thursday night that she
had signed an agreement to sell the basketball team to former Microsoft chief
executive Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.
On
Friday, the NBA cancelled a hearing to oust Sterling, which had been scheduled
to take place in a few days. The league continues to move forward, however, in
its voting on whether to give the go-ahead of the sale to Ballmer who still
needs to obtain the approval of three-quarters of the league’s 30 owners. Also
taking place at the end of last week was the filing of a lawsuit by Sterling in
a California federal court against the NBA for more than $1 billion, pertaining
to the league’s decision to ban for life the disgraced Clippers' owner and
force him to sell the team. [more...]
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