Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- The possible sale of the L.A. Clippers appeared to have hit a contractual snag , but it quickly got unsnagged . Donald Sterling 's lawyer is going on vacation , so the probate court deciding whether or not he gets to keep the team or his wife gets to sell it , postponed the next hearing until July 21 . That goes against a stipulation in former Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer 's agreement with Shelly Sterling to buy the Clippers for $ 2 billion , according to a court filing . The NBA was supposed to meet on July 15 to approve the sale , but only if the court had made a decision by then . No NBA decision , no sale ? Not so , contends Ballmer 's lawyer Adam Streisand . As long as the trial is moving forward , the sale deadline can be extended by 30 days . Court theatrics . An angry Donald Sterling lashed out at the NBA in a court hearing Wednesday , calling the league `` a terrible institution '' that told lies and wrongly made him a `` poster boy '' for racism . The 80-year-old billionaire and co-owner of the Clippers had taken the stand in the nonjury trial in probate court . He is battling his estranged wife Shelly Sterling over how she had him declared mentally unfit and then took over the couple 's trust that owns the basketball team , which she 's trying to sell for a record $ 2 billion . He was animated and , at times , visibly upset -- this time under questioning from his own lawyer . Sterling challenged the idea that he could n't run the Clippers , insisting that `` to say someone else could take over is ludicrous . '' He added that he still runs five corporations . `` I know everything , '' Sterling said . Started with racist comments . Donald Sterling came under fire earlier this year for making racist comments to his companion V. Stiviano that appeared online ; others felt he dug an even deeper hole during an interview with CNN 's Anderson Cooper in which he disparaged basketball legend Magic Johnson and others . On Wednesday , he blasted the NBA as `` the worst corporation in America , '' saying he would never willingly sell the team and that he would fight the league in court as long as it takes . `` I will never , ever , ever sell this team , '' Sterling said . `` And until I did , I will be suing the NBA . '' On Tuesday , Sterling tearfully said his wife , though beautiful and intelligent , just ca n't run their business empire . On the stand Wednesday , he said Shelly Sterling was pressured by the NBA to force a sale of the team . `` She was scared out of her mind , '' Donald Sterling said . Shelly Sterling : `` I started crying '' Later Wednesday , Shelly Sterling took the stand . She said she was moved to act -- including to get Donald Sterling evaluated by doctors , to assess his mental capacity and thus his ability to run the family trust that owns the Clippers -- after seeing his interview with Cooper . `` I could n't believe it , '' she said , recalling watching that interview . `` I started crying . I felt so bad . I could n't believe it was him . I did n't know what was wrong . '' Shelly Sterling said her husband did n't seem to have a problem when he was later examined by doctors . But as she left the stand and walked toward him , Donald Sterling made his feelings loud and clear by yelling : `` Get away from me , you pig . '' He then appeared to mutter under his breath , `` Shelly , how could you lie ? '' Shelly Sterling 's lawyer then asked Judge Michael Levanas to have Donald Sterling removed from court . The judge did n't comply , instead asking the Clippers co-owner not to `` make any statements to your wife . '' Doctors say Sterling has Alzheimer 's or another brain disease . Donald and Shelly Sterling were ordered by the NBA to sell the basketball franchise after Donald Sterling was heard making racial slurs against African-Americans in an audio recording . She took over the trust in which the couple equally own the Clippers after she sent him to two physicians who certified he was mentally incapacitated . Donald Sterling , an attorney and real estate investor , has early Alzheimer 's or another brain disease , the doctors said . But Donald Sterling and his attorneys dispute he 's incapacitated . Levanas is hearing evidence on whether Shelly Sterling acted properly when she removed her husband from the couple 's trust . The judge said he is not deciding on Donald Sterling 's mental capacity . Rather , the judge is going to rule only on issues of the trust and whether its procedures were followed correctly . Donald Sterling has said he believes the team may be worth twice the $ 2 billion price his wife negotiated with Ballmer , said Maxwell Blecher , another attorney for Donald Sterling . Donald Sterling 's mental capacity not issue for trial . New doctor declares Sterling mentally fit . Who is Steve Ballmer ? CNN 's Linda Hal and Sara Sidner reported from Los Angeles , CNN 's Greg Botelho wrote this story from Atlanta . CNN 's Michael Martinez contributed to this report .
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