Court denies Donald Sterling request to block Los Angeles Clippers sale

By Josh Hill | Aug 13, 2014

Apr 29, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Clyde Davis, of Long Beach, at a demonstration in front of Staples Center demanding the sale of the team. The NBA handed down a lifetime ban on Clipper owner Donald Sterling after it was confirmed that he made racist statements capture on a recording by his girlfriend. The Clippers and Warrior play game five of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports /

The Los Angeles Clippers are no longer under the ownership of Donald Sterling, and a Court of Appeals has ruled to keep it that way after the former owner tried one final time to block the sale of his team to Steve Ballmer.

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According to Ramona Shelburne from ESPN Los Angeles, the Clippers will not be held up any longer when ti comes to their sale to Steve Ballmer, as the former Microsoft CEO is going to be the full owner of the team while Sterling is going to collect his $2 billion and cry about it — for some reason.

Now it's officially over. Court of appeals turns down Donald Sterling's writ of mandate
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) August 13, 2014

Sterling is getting a lot of money, which is why so many are confused over his fight to block the sale, but a bruised ego is something rich white guys don’t like to have and Sterling’s ego is more than bruised. He was destroyed by the scandal over his racist comments and he will go down in history not as a racist rich white guy but a racist rich white guy who didn’t get his way — which is much worse than anything Sterling could have ever imagined.

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