Payoff, payoff, payoff.
NBA went too far, needed to pay him off to avoid lawsuit.
He also took the fall for the promulgation of a major meme involving loss of rights over surveillance of private conversation.
And the race baiters are still thanking him through their gleeful laughter.
The team’s not worth anything remotely near this price.
Payoff, payoff, payoff.
The NBA isn’t paying him off. This is Ballmer’s 3rd attempt to buy a team, there’s a good chance he just decided to throw down silly money and quickly make other bidders go away. It’s Ballmer’s money, if he thinks it’s worth that much then indeed it is worth that much.