Will the Clippers’ $30m fine tame the NBA’s billionaire class? We’re about to find out
The league is awash with ultra-wealthy owners.
Adam Silver is hoping a hefty punishment for the Clippers will send them a message about who is in charge When Steve Ballmer bought the Los Angeles Clippers for $2bn in 2014, it was widely regarded as a coup for the NBA.
Not only is Ballmer one of the richest men in the world – worth an estimated $152.7bn – but his passion and enthusiasm for the sport stood in stark contrast to the team’s embattled former owner.
Donald Sterling, who bought the Clippers for $12.5m in 1981, was forced to sell after being handed a lifetime ban by the NBA in response to a series of racist comments .
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