News about Steve Ballmer

What it's REALLY like to grow up as a BILLIONAIRE heir: Son of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer lifts the lid on his ultra-privileged upbringing - opening up about everything from his Christmas gifts to his 'shame' over his family's enviable wealth

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 19, 2024
Pete Ballmer, a San Francisco resident, spoke with Business Insider to share the truth about his enviable childhood. He grew up as one of three sons in the Ballmer household with his father, former Microsoft CEO and current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, at the helm. Pete, a 29-year-old boy who has pursued a career as a stand-up comedian, told me: 'You will unquestionably be unhappy even though you have a lot of money.'

Joe Tsai, the Brooklyn Nets' owner, is in talks to sell a minority stake to the billionaire Koch family's fifth generation, five years after announcing $3.5 billion takeover

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 22, 2024
According to rumors, members of the billionaire Koch family are in talks to purchase a minority interest in the Brooklyn Nets. Bloomberg was among other sporting businesses to announce the potential purchase, which could also include BSE Global, the Nets investment firm that also owns Barclays Center and the WNBA's New York Liberty among other sporting interests. The Koch family and Nets founder Joe Tsai, who agreed to a $3.5 billion contract to reclaim complete control of the NBA franchise back in 2019, is said to be ongoing.

In the new Intuit Dome, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has confirmed that BIZARRE will monitor fan engagement: 'We'll know you stood up, so we'll know you cheer.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 18, 2024
Once the team's new arena opens for next season, Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Balmer revealed some of his plans to offer incentives for fan participation. The Intui Dome, the Clippers' latest intui Dome, is expected to open in August of 2024 and was recently announced as the host of the 2026 NBA All-Star game. Despite the NBA's 2026 blueprints, Ballmer's goal is to give fans more reasons to cheer for the Clippers other than the basketball being played on the court.

As new photos of the state-of-the-art 18,000-seat arena, which will feature the NBA's biggest two-sided scoreboard, visit LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer's visit to the team's $1.2 billion new 'basketball mecca'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 5, 2023
Steve Ballmer, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, took a look at the latest $1.2 billion investment, which includes the construction of Intuit Dome for the NBA team. Ballmer, who is reportedly worth $117 billion after serving as Microsoft's CEO, has spared no expense on the rapidly evolving market, which he inspected first hand this week. The 67-year-old traversing the dome roof is shown by shots from the construction site. The initiative is set to be finished in 2024, just in time for its unveiling in the summer. According to project managers, the privately funded arena would bring $260 million and 7,000 jobs to the area, 30 percent of which will go to Inglewood residents. The 18,000-seat Intuit Dome will feature both a 'basketball mecca' and a 'basketball palazzo' by Ballmer, as well as a slew of unique features, including power jacks at every seat and twice as many toilets as in every other NBA arena.

The LA Clippers' new $1.2 billion home will be the most modern NBA arena ever, with power at every fan's seat, a 360-degree halo board, and double the toilets of any of their opponents

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 17, 2023
Inglewood, California, home to the Los Angeles Lakers, will officially become Clippers country in one year, when the team's spectacular new $1.2 billion Intuit Dome is scheduled to be completed. According to project managers, the privately funded arena will bring $260 million and 7,000 jobs to the community, 30 percent of which will go to Inglewood residents. The Intuit Dome, which is described as both a 'basketball mecca' and 'basketball palazzo' by Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, will feature a variety of notable amenities, including power jacks at every seat and twice as many toilets as in any other NBA arena. Every detail - from the massive two-sided halo video screen that will hover over the court to triple-wide escalators, to how the toilets will be arranged to bring fans back to their seats as quickly as possible - has a purpose. The halo will have 44,000 square feet of 4K LED lighting, just over a full acre, and about six times larger than other 'big' screens in NBA buildings. The dome's roof was designed to hold the halo, not the other way around.

As the roof is completed, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is curiously obsessed with the new arena's toilets

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 8, 2023
'Toilets!' On Tuesday, Ballmer yelled at the arena's construction site. '1,160 toilets and urinals!Three times the NBA average! We do not want people waiting in line. At the end of the half or before the game, we want them to return to their d*** seats.' Intuit Dome, which is set to be completed by 2024, is located near the SoFi Stadium of the Los Angeles Chargers in Inglewood, California, and is said to have required $2 billion in order to be constructed. Up to 18,000 people will attend the arena. The Clippers have played at Crypto.com Arena since 1999, the first NBA championship ever won in the United States.

Potential investors have shown a lot of interest in Liverpool's FSG.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 17, 2022
Last week, FSG announced that it had recruited Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to sell its Premier League stakes. According to Sportsmail, a US-based buyer approached the company in the hopes of a complete takeover of the team, while the Anfield chiefs were in clandestine talks for several weeks. However, Kennedy has stated that the owners are considering the future of the club and that they could seek greater investment rather than a complete sale.

After a US-based buyer contacted Anfield chiefs, Liverpool owner FSG is still in talks to sell the team

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 12, 2022
According to two sources, Liverpool is in talks with a US-based buyer interested in a complete takeover of the club. After an approach was taken for the Anfield behemoths, it is believed that owners Fenway Sports Group and others have been involved in undercover discussions for several weeks. After the initial contact was made, FSG recruited Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to assist them in selling the club. According to reports, new potential buyers have expressed an interest since then.

The Washington Commander's office of the US attorney general's office launches an investigation into suspected financial improprieties.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 3, 2022
According to ESPN, the Washington Commander's office in the Eastern District of Virginia has opened a criminal investigation into suspected financial misappropriations by the Washington Commanders. The survey was released just hours after Commander Dan and Tanya Snyder's owners hired Bank of America Securities to assist with a potential sale of the team. The paper came months after the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a 20-page letter to the Federal Trade Commission denying charges that Daniel Snyder withheld refundable deposits from ticket holders and hiding revenue from the NFL.

NBA: In the midst of a lifetime ban, Robert Sarver has begun selling the Phoenix Suns

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 21, 2022
Robert Sarver, the owner of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury, has confirmed that he has begun selling both brands. Sarver was given a one-year suspension and a $100 fine by the NBA after a league probe into allegations of abuse, misogyny, and bullying. During his nearly two-decade tenure as owner of the Suns and WNBA's Mercury, the NBA revealed that Sarver used the N-word on at least five occasions among other offenses, including the use of words and conduct demeaning to female employees.

Adam Silver explains Suns owner Robert Sarver's ban on allegations of bigotry and misogyny

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 15, 2022
Unless one major conclusion by investigators, Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was likely to receive even more punishment by the NBA for his racial, misogynistic, and hostile words and conduct, according to Commissioner Adam Silver. Sarver's use of slurs 'was not motivated by racial animus,' according to the law firm who spent almost a year investigating the situation.' Sarver's punishment - a one-year suspension and a $10 million fine - would have been much more severe if that wasn't the case, Silver explained.

Robert Sarver, the Suns' owner, receives a one-year ban and a $10 million fine for suspected of bigotry and sexism

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 13, 2022
Following a league probe into allegations of him using racial insults, creating an inequitable work environment for women, and engaging in harsh and demeaning treatment of employees, Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver has been suspended for one year and fined $10 million. The NBA revealed on Tuesday that Sarver used the n-word on at least five occasions during his time as owner of the Suns and WNBA's Mercury. ' Mr. Sarver 'engaged in conduct that clearly breached common employment laws, as shown in team and League rules and policies,' read the league's statement.' 'This behavior included the use of racially insensitive words; unethical treatment of female employees; sex-related remark and conduct; and shaming employees, which may have constituted bullying.'