Here we go again. Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has yet again changed his mind, and now says that he will sue the NBA for $1 billion and fight the sale of his team. Just last week, his lawyer released a statement, informing the public that his client “has made an agreement with the NBA to resolve all their differences.” Sterling indicated he would drop a planned lawsuit and allow the Clippers to be sold through his wife, Shelly Sterling, to former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.
Evidently, Sterling was under the impression that the league would lift its lifetime ban and drop the $2.5 million fine it levied against him after he was be heard making numerous racist comments on a leaked phone call. Sterling has released yet another statement, this one titled “The Team is not for Sale,” which says that, “While my position may not be popular, I believe that my rights to privacy and the preservation of my rights to due process should not be trampled.” This is probably going to get ugly … again …
