The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 30, 2014 Donald Sterling's Wife Reaches Deal to Sell Clippers ----------------------------------------------------- Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has reached a deal to buy the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team for a record $2 billion after owner Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA for making racist comments. Sterling's estranged wife reached the deal with Ballmer, which now goes to the league for approval. .