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Clippers Sale Finalized as Steve Ballmer Becomes Team's New Owner      BY MEGHAN KENEALLY

  Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo  Shelly Sterling  with her husband, Donald Sterling,

     Steve Ballmer is officially the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers after the NBA confirmed the sale today.

The closure of the deal comes after a California court ruled that Donald Sterling's wife Shelly has legal control of the team. The NBA said that the purchase took place today after the court decision but noted that the "Board of Governors previously approved the sale."

ESPN reported that Ballmer had agreed in May to pay $2 billion for the team. Shelly Sterling, who had joint ownership of the team with her reportedly estranged husband, confirmed the price in her statement about the sale and said that it was the highest amount ever paid for a professional sports franchise in North America.

"I am thrilled that the Clippers now have such a wonderful new owner," she said.

Ballmer, who was CEO of Microsoft from January 2000 to this February, released a statement through the team's website saying he is "honored" to be the new owner.
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