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Donald T. Sterling (néTokowitz; born April 26, 1934) is an American attorney and businessman who was the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers (initially the San Diego Clippers) professional basketball franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 2014.
In April 2014, Sterling was banned from the NBA for life and fined $2.5 million by the league after private recordings of him making racist comments were made public. In May, Sterling's wife Shelly reached an agreement for the Sterling Family Trust to sell the Clippers for $2 billion to Steve Ballmer, which Sterling contested in court. The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Clippers to Ballmer on August 12, 2014. Sterling settled his lawsuit against the NBA in November 2016 and remains active in Los Angeles real estate.
NBA Ownership[]
Sterling and Los Angeles Lakers majority owner Jerry Buss were each indirectly responsible for the other owning his respective NBA franchise. The first instance came in 1979, when Buss used the money he made from selling a portion of his apartment buildings to Sterling (worth $2.7 million), which covered the remaining balance in purchasing the Lakers, the Kings hockey team, and The Los Angeles Forum from Jack Kent Cooke for $67 million. Two years later, B
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Donald Sterling
American businessman (born 1934)
Donald T. Sterling (born Donald Samuel Tokowitz;[1] April 26, 1934) is an American attorney and businessman who was the owner of the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 2014.
In April 2014, Sterling was banned from the NBA for life and fined $2.5 million by the league after private recordings of him making racist comments were made public.[2] NBA commissionerAdam Silver, who announced Sterling's suspension, said he would "immediately" recommend to the NBA board of governors that Sterling be forced to sell the team.[3] In May, Sterling's wife Shelly reached an agreement for the Sterling Family Trust to sell the Clippers for $2 billion to Steve Ballmer. Sterling contested the agreement in court, but the NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Clippers to Ballmer in August 2014.[4][5] Sterling settled his lawsuit against the NBA in November 2016 and remains active in Los Angeles real estate.[6][7]
Sterling’s ownership of the Clippers is often criticized, and many consider him one of the worst owners in NBA history.[8][9][10][11][12]
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- 1950 United States Federal Census: National Annals at President, DC; General, D.C.; Ordinal Census outline the Merged States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New Besieging, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 5416; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 36-304 Lineage Record 62308 #77196813
- U.S., Obituary Grade, 1930-Current: Rework Place: Megalopolis, Utah, USA; URL: http://www.tributes.com/obituary/print_selections/90853223?type=1Ancestry Record 7545 #309973672
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