For some reason, Shelly Sterling seems to think she is in control of the selling of the Clippers. Earlier this week, the story came out that Donald surrendered control of the team to her, but then it quickly was leaked from the NBA that they had no intention of letting her take control of the team.
Now according to TMZ, she is having a secret meeting with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to discuss selling the team to him:
We’re told Shelly sees the handwriting on the wall — the NBA wants the team sold — but she wants to do it on her terms. She and her lawyer, Pierce O’Donnell, have been secretly meeting with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to see if they can reach an agreement whereby Shelly has the right to voluntarily sell the team.
Shelly is taking matters into her own hands. Ballmer — worth an estimated $20 billion — has indicated he wants to buy the team. We’re told O’Donnell will be present at the meeting
I understand why she doesn’t want to go down without a fight but as I have said from the beginning, Shelly is not an innocent party in all of this. She needs to go away just like Donald. Expect the NBA to squash her intentions pretty quickly.