The sale has gone through, and the Los Angeles Clippers have been sold to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. He had an introductory press conference today and is pretty excited about owning the team.
So excited that he wants people to have his e-mail address so they can reach him personally. So Ballmer went on to give out his e-mail.
Ballmer just gave everyone his email address... Sballmer@clippers.com
— Jill Painter Lopez (@jillpainter) August 18, 2014
It isn’t the only thing Ballmer is giving out either apparently. Head coach Doc Rivers said Ballmer gave him his cell phone number.
Rivers on the best thing about having Ballmer as owner. ``I have his cell phone number.''
— Jill Painter Lopez (@jillpainter) August 18, 2014
Ballmer is apparently really excited too.
Ballmer says he loves LA and is not moving the clippers. Sorry, he yelled that. #clippers
— Jill Painter Lopez (@jillpainter) August 18, 2014
Ballmer keeps yelling that clippers are going to be HARD CORE, BABY! Chris Paul, Blake griffin, doc rivers are laughing so hard.
— Jill Painter Lopez (@jillpainter) August 18, 2014
Ballmer tries to end fan fest by screaming I LOVE (and I mean screaming). Fans say clippers. Lawler corrals him cuz he forgot questions
— Jill Painter Lopez (@jillpainter) August 18, 2014
And like an over enthusiastic owner, he made some promises.
Ballmer: "I'll boldly say the Clippers will win many, many, many many more Larrys in the next 26 [years] than the last 26."
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) August 18, 2014