The hearing to expel Donald Sterling has been cancelled. The proposed sale to Ballmer and the incapacitation ruling on Donald have placated, at the very least, the concerns of the NBA as to Donald Sterling.
The NBA, through the Associated Press, announced the move tonight.
The only questions remaining now are the ones surrounding Ballmer, and whether the $2 billion sale will be approved by the owners.
With Donald Sterling (as least as far as the league is concerned, the lawsuit will go forward) out of the picture, the sale would appear, now, to be legal, since Rochelle was never banned from dealings with the Clippers -- only that the players and league didn't want Rochelle involved in the Clippers going forward.
It now appears that, as long as no real objections come up, Steve Ballmer will have rewritten the entire sports landscape in North America with this bold move.
Because every valuation of a North American pro sports franchise now has to double, if not triple.
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