When you are worth $20 Billion, you can afford to just cut a check for $2 Billion to buy the Clippers. According to people familiar with the process, that’s exactly what Ballmer did:
Sources familiar with the sale tell us … the ex-Microsoft CEO was able to separate himself from the pack of potential L.A. Clippers buyers by making an “ALL CASH” offer to buy the squad.
That had to be a top 5 feeling in life to just walk in a room and say you’ll pay that much in cash. No wonder Shelly moved so quickly.
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