It 's exactly the kind of move that made Silver wary of the litigious Sterling . ` From the onset , I did not want to sell NBA , '' Sterling writes . Earlier , Sterling had agreed to the sale of the American to ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer . NBA commissioner : `` He 's unsold his club several times over the coming days '' Sterling has filed a $ $ 2.5 million suit against the the Los Angeles Clippers because it banned him for life and forced him to sell .
From the onset , I did not want to sell NBA , '' Sterling writes . Earlier , Sterling had agreed to the sale of the American to ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer . NBA commissioner : `` He 's unsold his club several times over the coming days '' Sterling has filed a $ $ 2.5 million suit against the the Los Angeles Clippers because it banned him for life and forced him to sell .