Move it to Seattle?
The reason of course is that Ballmer is a racist White bastard who would pay any amount to keep the team from falling into Black ownership! Well that’s what I heard from Al and Jesse.
We've left free market economics behind. Now it's about power and emotion, just as it was in the age of the Monarchs. Some people don't have to "make money" and they turn their nose up at "profit". They simply "have" money and privilege. They are at the top, and their children will be at the top. It's just the way it's meant to be.
Now, back to the fields you serfs! There is work to be done! Your masters are hungry.
Sterling laughing all the way to the bank. And his opposition to the sale? Just laying groundwork for (a) proving it was a forced sale because of the ginormous tax ramifications (probably about $300 or so million worth) and (b) his lawyers to sue the crud out of everyone.
These idiots have been played by the Sterlings. It’s so obvious - except to agenda driven leftist idiots...
He has long wanted a basketball team and this was his chance to get one, pure and simple. So he overpaid, good on him. It’s his hobby and his money and if this was what he wanted, more power to him. Why try to create a conspiracy where there is not one? Think of classic cars, people overpay for them all the time because it’s about the emotion and not the price. M2C.
“Ballmer, who is worth an estimated $20 billion, certainly can afford to buy any toy he wants.”
Hello liberals! Rich guy playing again, where’s the complaining?
I thought the NY Yankees were the most valuable sports franchise in the country at 1.9 billion. Seems like he paid way to much.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I’ll buy me a basketball team.
I remember when the Celtics went public.
Turned out to be an accounting nightmare as many of the fans that bought shares, especially a single share, framed, rather than cashed, the dividend checks.
Obviously that implies that the same fans took possession of the stock certificates...which were probably also framed.
The whole idea of paying that much is ludicrous. The fans are the ones that are going to suffer from inflated ticket and concession prices.
This will backfire (hopefully).
I know I'm not the only one thinking that the owners can damn well BUY THEIR OWN sports stadiums. Not one more nickel of public money!
he just wants to own slaves..
At his level of wealth that is like you taking your wife out for a feast at the “Outback” including the ‘Bloomin’ Onion”.
Expect your cable bills to go way up.
Hereafter, any team owner contemplating selling will be sure to make some comments that can be perceived as racist/xenophobic/sexist. Then watch the fuss, and rake in the $$$$. Brilliant!
Microsoft investors—and executives—are happy that Ballmer is wasting his own money, and not the company’s. Ballmer was a terrible choice for CEO, and Microsoft paid the price. Now, he’s paid almost four times what the Clippers are actually worth, and inherits a bad lease deal and local TV contract to boot.
But, he gets to hang out with his fellow libs courtside. Ooops...all of them go to the Lakers games. The only celeb who’s been a long-time season ticket holder for the Clippers is Billy Crystal.
I assume it is because, unlike Bill Gates, Ballmer didn’t really have to work that hard for his billions, so he has no real appreciation for it.
$2billion.
Sterling aint so crazy after all...
Sterling said he is suing the NBA, so I don’t think the Clippers are sold yet...