Former owner of the San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers
Spouse
Shelly Sterling
(m. 1955)
Children
3
Donald T. Sterling (born Donald Samuel Tokowitz;[1] April 26, 1934) is an American attorney and businessman who was the owner of the San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 2014.
In April 2014, Sterling was banned from the NBA for life and fined $2.5 million by the league after private recordings of him making racist comments were made public.[2] In May, Sterling's wife Shelly reached an agreement for the Sterling Family Trust to sell the Clippers for $2 billion to Steve Ballmer, which Sterling contested in court. The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Clippers to Ballmer in August 2014.[3][4] Sterling settled his lawsuit against the NBA in November 2016[5] and remains active in Los Angeles real estate.[6]
^Fenno, Nathan; Christensen, Kim; Rainey, James (August 2, 2014). "Donald Sterling built an empire and an image; words were his undoing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^Gregory, Sean (April 29, 2014). "NBA Bans Donald Sterling 'For Life' After Racist Rant". Time. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
^ESPN.com (August 12, 2014). "Steve Ballmer new Clippers owner". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
^"Ballmer officially becomes new owner of Clippers". NBA.com. August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
^Vinton, Kate. "Billionaire Donald Sterling Settles Lawsuit With The NBA Over Clippers Sale To Steve Ballmer". Forbes.
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