A photo cutout of Los Angeles Clippers owner Sterling is seen among people standing in line for the NBA playoff game 5 in Los Angeles. (Mario Anzuoni, REUTERS / )
Donald Sterling, banned for life from the NBA for taped racist comments, has handed over control of the Los Angeles Clippers to his wife, according to media reports on Friday.Celebrity website TMZ, citing unnamed sources, reported that Sterling transferred control of the team to his estranged wife, Shelly, and she is negotiating with the NBA to sell the Clippers on her terms. ABC News also reported the change of control, citing a source close to the team.Reuters could not confirm the reports. An attorney for Shelly Sterling and representatives from the Clippers could not immediately be reached for comment.Sterling was banned for life by league commissioner Adam Silver and threatened with the forced sale of the Clippers after an audio recording surfaced last month of a conversation in which he berated a female friend for publicly associating with black people.
Entities 0 Name: Clippers Count: 3 1 Name: NBA Count: 3 2 Name: Sterling Count: 2 3 Name: Los Angeles Clippers Count: 2 4 Name: Los Angeles Count: 1 5 Name: Mario Anzuoni Count: 1 6 Name: Donald Sterling Count: 1 7 Name: Shelly Count: 1 8 Name: Reuters Count: 1 9 Name: ABC News Count: 1 10 Name: Shelly Sterling Count: 1 11 Name: Adam Silver Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/S0dvjl Title: Donald Sterling Signs Over Clippers to Wife Shelly Description: Donald Sterling has signed the Los Angeles Clippers over to his wife Shelly, a source close to the team confirmed today to ABC News. Shelly Sterling, who previously shared ownership of the beleaguered NBA franchise with Donald, is now in talks with the NBA over selling the team, the source said....
