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Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is always looking for ways to put his franchise on the cutting edge of the fan experience. While Ballmer’s team hasn’t yet gotten over the championship hump during his tenure, the charismatic owner is still hoping to find a way to optimize the home environment for Los Angeles. Recently, […]

Track and field athlete Noah Lyles recently raised plenty of eyebrows when he questioned why American sports, and specifically the NBA, refer to themselves as ‘world champions’ when they win a title. The take wasn’t exactly well received around the league, though views on it did seem to soften when a similar quote from Gregg […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George might have to be added to the list of superstars who could realistically be traded in the 2023 NBA offseason. Teams believe that the Clippers are trying to measure Paul George’s trade value, at the very least, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. It appears that Los Angeles might […]

Despite the fact that they have never advanced to the NBA Finals before, the Los Angeles Clippers are a championship contender in the Western Conference. Owner Steve Ballmer has made some big moves to his organization through the years to set them up for success and he may need to do so once again with […]

There are rumors that Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks might try to fill their respective head coaching vacancies by hiring Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue. Despite the potential interest in Lue, the Clippers are unlikely to lose their head coach to another team. Because Tyronn Lue is still under contract with the Clippers, he […]

Kawhi Leonard was diagnosed with a torn meniscus following the Los Angeles Clippers’ playoff series loss to the Phoenix Suns. The injury update was devastating, and one has to wonder what the future holds for Leonard. Stephen A Smith previously called for Leonard to retire, and the ESPN analyst was back at it on Wednesday. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers suffered a Game 3 loss to the Phoenix Suns without Kawhi Leonard in the lineup. Another NBA Playoffs loss without Leonard and Paul George on the court has Kendrick Perkins raising some questions; he thinks that Steve Ballmer should think twice about the future of the Clippers being led by Leonard […]

There are many reasons for Los Angeles Clippers fans to be excited about their new arena, the Intuit Dome, which is expected to be in operation for the 2024-25 NBA season. For one, the team will finally be free of its co-tenancy with the Lakers and thereby not be called their ‘little brother’ quite as […]

For so long, the Los Angeles Clippers franchise had been the laughingstock of the league due to poor decision-making and an overall ineptitude. Former owner Donald Sterling had a huge part to play in making the Clippers the butt of many jokes. But the Clippers are clearly no longer the franchise they were under the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have announced a new, direct-to-consumer streaming platform called ClipperVision. The streaming platform will air more than 70 games live in-market in the 2022-23 season. The service will provide Clippers fans with six different streams, including ClipperVision in both Korean and Spanish, and three of the streams will also be available to […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ new stadium isn’t going to open its doors to the public until 2024, but already, fans are getting all excited for the brand-new Intuit Dome in Inglewood. This has a lot to do with team owner Steve Ballmer recently flexing his new $2 billion facility, and if you saw the sneak […]

The Los Angeles Clippers won’t move into their new arena in Inglewood until 2024-25, but fans certainly have something to look forward to that will be very unique from other teams around the NBA. Owner Steve Ballmer revealed on Friday that LA is set to have a specific area at the Intuit Dome called “The […]

There’s no beating the Los Angeles Lakers when it comes to size of fan base. But Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is doing his part to challenge the hierarchy in LA – and he’s doing it with kindness and generosity. Ballmer has spearheaded an amazing project wherein he’s bankrolled the refurbishment of 350 basketball courts all […]

If somebody over the last few days has said to temper expectations for the LA Clippers this season, that person certainly couldn’t convince Steve Ballmer to. The Clippers chairman is as excited as ever to see Kawhi Leonard back and healthy, leading the team into what’s expected to be a deep playoff run. Steve and […]

Steve Ballmer is known as the affable, if not overly-excitable owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. But once upon a time he was nearly the owner of another team. The Microsoft billionaire revealed that he was keen on purchasing a different team, the Detroit Pistons, more than 15 years ago. In a recent appearance on […]

You need to be pretty rich to own an NBA team. That’s pretty obvious. But even in the fabulously wealthy world of NBA owners, a few stand out above the rest. Technology pioneers, media moguls, heirs to large fortunes, these billionaire sports fans have the opportunity to what most all of us have dreams of […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has gotten tired of the narrative claiming that his Clippers are LA’s “other team.” The billionaire recently sounded off on all the hate his team has been getting from supporters of their bitter cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers. In his mind, Ballmer is adamant that the Purple & […]

The Los Angeles Clippers officially held the groundbreaking for their new arena, the Intuit Dome, last week. The event allowed fans, players, and media an inside look at what Steve Ballmer and the organization have up their sleeves for the world-class stadium scheduled to open in time for the 2024-25 season. Here’s a look at […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have made a resurgence as an NBA contender following the end of the Lob City era. The two men at the center of it all are team owner Steve Ballmer and executive Jerry West. West has worked close-hand with Ballmer over the years. The logo had nothing but admiration for the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are yet to win a championship with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George leading the way, but team owner Steve Ballmer is not losing confidence they can do it sooner rather than later. During the groundbreaking ceremony for the Clippers’ Intuit Dome on Friday, Ballmer was asked if he thinks they can […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is “obsessed” with toilets, which is why the team’s upcoming arena in Inglewood–called Intuit Dome–will have 1500 of it. During the groundbreaking ceremony of the Clippers future home, Ballmer revealed why there will be a lot of toilets in Intuit Dome. For the former Microsoft CEO, he doesn’t want […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard suffered an ACL injury in the playoffs last season, and the surgery will knock him out for at least a good chunk of the 2021-22 season. Given his history, there’s also the possibility of Leonard missing the entire season. The Clippers star will surely be extremely cautious when it […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are finally slated to distance themselves from their in-city rival Lakers. Well, physically at least. The Clips are set to move into their own arena, dubbed the Intuit Dome, by the 2024-25 NBA season. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer spoke at length about their move, as reported by ClutchPoints’ own Tomer Azarly. […]

LeBron James is making a boatload of money. That fact is something that basically everyone knows, given how he’s one of the most famous athletes on planet earth. But sports franchise owners like Steve Ballmer and Jeanie Buss are still richer than King James himself, while also reportedly finding loopholes to pay even less taxes–“legally” […]

For a brief shining moment, the Los Angeles Clippers battled back against the Phoenix Suns in Game 6. In a game that the Suns led nearly wire-to-wire, LAC looked like they were in the midst of another epic comeback. Nic Batum hit a triple with less than two minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter to […]

When Paul George missed a crucial free-throw in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, the camera zoomed in on Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer looking sad and heartbroken. After all, with the failure, the team fell -1 against the Phoenix Suns. On Monday, however, George made sure to turn Ballmer’s sad face to […]

The Los Angeles Clippers fell short in Game 4, and nobody’s more disappointed than their team owner Steve Ballmer. With the Clippers down three points with just a shade over six seconds remaining, Paul George had two free throws to potentially inch LA closer to overtime. Unfortunately, PG was a little short on the attempt, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers came into Game 7 against the Dallas Mavericks with all of the momentum– except for the strange tidbit of the road team winning every game. Nonetheless, the Clippers started to catch fire in the 3rd quarter and Steve Ballmer was absolutely loving all of it from his seats. Just watch Ballmer’s […]

The Detroit Pistons have made it known that they don’t plan on playing Blake Griffin until they resolve his future with the organization. While the Los Angeles Clippers have been labeled as a team that could pursue him, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith claims that Griffin will need to apologize to Steve Ballmer for a reunion […]

One of this year’s biggest offseason moves was the L.A. Clippers parting ways with former head coach Doc Rivers. The decision to let their seven-year tactician came less than two weeks after Rivers and the Clippers infamously blew a 3-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets inside the bubble in Orlando. Although the move was seen […]

L.A. Clippers team owner Steve Ballmer is one of the most outspoken figures in all of North American professional sports as he certainly isn’t one to mince his words. During a recent chat with Rachel Nichols of ESPN, Ballmer made a point to mention the importance of his Clippers eventually having its own home arena. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made headlines on Monday by deciding to part ways with veteran head coach Doc Rivers. However, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer did not make the final decision before consulting with his top stars. Ramona Shelburne and Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN say Ballmer reached out to both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George before informing […]

The Los Angeles Clippers shocked the basketball world on Monday when they announced that they had come to a mutual agreement to part ways with longtime coach Doc Rivers. There’s no denying that the Clippers failed catastrophically in what turned out to be a relatively brief playoff run, but not many expected Rivers to be […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was “furious” after the team blew a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2020 playoffs and the billionaire knew he had to part ways with head coach Doc Rivers, per Sam Amick of The Athletic. Ballmer and his associates started talking about […]

The Los Angeles Clippers parted ways with head coach Doc Rivers on Monday, nearly two weeks after LA blew a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals. Coach Doc Rivers is out with the Clippers, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 28, 2020 Despite Rivers’ lack of playoff […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ dream of getting their own arena is getting closer to becoming a reality. On Tuesday afternoon, th Inglewood City Council voted unanimously to approve the Clippers’ future arena, the Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center (IBEC). With the vote, the franchise is fully entitled the world-class campus that will include an 18,000-seat […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has apparently made the trip to Orlando. Ballmer is in attendance for Thursday’s crosstown showdown between the Clippers and Lakers, per Andrew Greif of the Los Angeles Times. The glare makes him difficult to see, but Steve Ballmer is in attendance tonight, sitting in a raised, glassed-in area directly across […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George has nothing but love for team owner Steve Ballmer. After all, how could anyone on the Clippers not like Ballmer? He’s arguably the most passionate owner in NBA history. George talked about his appreciation for Ballmer on the Knuckleheads podcast with former NBA players Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles. […]

In 2017, NBA legend Hall of Famer Jerry West — who at that time had been with the Golden State Warriors as an executive board member — sent shock waves throughout the entire basketball world when he announced that he was joining the Los Angeles Clippers. This came as a surprise to many considering how […]