Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald
Sterling plans to file a $1 billion lawsuit against the NBA, his lawyer
confirmed to Yahoo Sports on Friday afternoon.
Sterling's decision comes one day after his
wife Shelly Sterling reached agreement to
sell the franchise for $2 billion to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Donald Sterling is "looking … separately" at possible legal action to
stop the team's sale to Ballmer, Donald Sterling's attorney, Max Blecher, told
Yahoo Sports.
The purpose of the $1 billion lawsuit against
the NBA, Blecher said, is to seek damages for Sterling's lifetime ban and
termination of ownership.
The NBA remains
confident it has the legal grounds to stave off any lawsuits from Donald
Sterling and install Ballmer as owner of the Clippers, league sources said.
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