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NBA announces sale of Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been completed.

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  1. DreaMac

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>BREAKING: NBA announces sale of Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been completed. <a href="http://t.co/hyWgCoBnJ2">pic.twitter.com/hyWgCoBnJ2</a></p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/statuses/499239118204043265">August 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sale of L.A. Clippers to Steve Ballmer was completed today, NBA says. <a href="http://t.co/wH21ZPPs0t">pic.twitter.com/wH21ZPPs0t</a></p>&mdash; CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) <a href="https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/statuses/499238336536776706">August 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    Nice. Bye Sterling.
     
    #3 Pieman2005, Aug 12, 2014
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    About time, peace Sterling
     
    #4 EightDoobies, Aug 12, 2014
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    stiviano won.
     
    #5 swyyyguy, Aug 12, 2014
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    now we can focus on some real basketball...
     
    #6 AvgJoe, Aug 12, 2014
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>❤️��✂️ <a href="http://t.co/vuyuMp3aFB">pic.twitter.com/vuyuMp3aFB</a></p>&mdash; Callie Rivers (@CallieRivers25) <a href="https://twitter.com/CallieRivers25/statuses/499245107531374592">August 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Official Release: Steve Ballmer completes purchase of Los Angeles Clippers ► <a href="http://t.co/xqAd4tBaLv">http://t.co/xqAd4tBaLv</a>

    <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ItsANewDay?src=hash">#ItsANewDay</a> <a href="http://t.co/hau9xsUjcC">pic.twitter.com/hau9xsUjcC</a></p>&mdash; Los Angeles Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href="https://twitter.com/LAClippers/statuses/499246509565554688">August 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    Are they gonna hang a selfie of Balmer to hide one of the Laker banners?
     
    #8 afk, Aug 12, 2014
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    Bye Donald.
     
    #10 dragician, Aug 12, 2014
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    2 Billion.
     
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    If you are gonna lose, 2 billion is the way to lose.
     
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    Breaking: Steve Balmer to move Clippers to Seattle for the 2015/16 season - name to change back to Supersonics
     
    #14 KingCheetah, Aug 12, 2014
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    There is no way he is moving out of LA market. 2 billion for Seattle? Financial loss in a major way. Ballmer didn't become a multi-billionare by being dumb.
     
    #15 clos4life, Aug 12, 2014
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Yahoo Sources: Steve Ballmer, Clippers president/coach Doc Rivers will engage soon on contract extension talks. <a href="http://t.co/MBAJHT7SnR">http://t.co/MBAJHT7SnR</a></p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/499277841503371264">August 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    Wow, Doc just got there.
     
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    I think Sterling is an idiot... but he has rights to say his peace no matter how silly or back woods it is. He was stripped of his team for what he said? Wow, that is wrong, just wrong we live in America. I know I will take some heat for saying so. The players / coaching staff / NBA should let him say his piece then not play / work for him or with him if they don't like it. Not sell his team. The Clippers belong to him - to him. He made out like a bandit with a 2 BILLION dollar sale. He sould have just kept his team and watched it crumble down around him thus getting NOTHING. BUT, I think the players and staff would just say they would not work for him then dress out come game time --> Money has a way of making wrong things wright. It is wrong to sell his team out from under him for such a profit.
     
    #19 fattz, Aug 12, 2014
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    Grats to the Clippers. Ballmer is not only an upgrade of an owner (deeper pockets, and can't be worse running the team), but he'll have a big well of good will from the fans just because he's following Sterling.

    And bye bye Sterling! :)
     
    #20 torocan, Aug 12, 2014
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