Former Clippers owner Donald Sterling filed court papers on Thursday seeking to appeal the dismissal of his anti-trust lawsuit against the NBA. Sterling sued the NBA for damages of $1B after his wife Shelley agreed to sell the team to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer for $2B in 2014.
Former NBA Clippers owner Donald Sterling finally lost his $1 Billion legal battle against the NBA, as a federal court judge recently released its final decision to dismiss the whole case which has been going on in over a year.
A judge ruled on Tuesday that the wife of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is owed $2.6 million from the woman he lavished with gifts and was behind his downfall, the wife's lawyer said.
When a wave of the NBA's biggest stars donned "I can't breathe" shirts - the rallying cry of demonstrators against U.S. policing tactics in black communities - it highlighted the power and influence wielded by today's professional basketball stars.
