Still, the move to expel Sterling from the league altogether fanned speculation about potential buyers. Moreover, some experts said Sterling’s fellow owners might be hesitant to support action they felt could set a precedent jeopardizing their own property rights in the future.
Experts have estimated that the franchise, which moved to Los Angeles in 1984, could now be worth as much as $800 million. Sterling, who bought the Clippers in 1981 for $13 million when the team was based in San Diego, has not indicated whether he would relinquish ownership without a fight. The advisory finance committee of the board scheduled a meeting on Thursday to review the next steps for forcing a sale of the Clippers, as urged on Tuesday by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, a league spokeswoman said. LOS ANGELES, April 30 (Reuters) - Several luminaries from sports and show business, Oprah Winfrey among them, signaled interest on Wednesday in buying the Los Angeles Clippers as the NBA set a first meeting to weigh removing Donald Sterling as owner over racist remarks attributed to him.Ī day after Sterling was banned for life from the National Basketball Association, two of the league’s 29 other team owners, including the governing board’s chairman, said they expected to reach the three-fourths majority vote needed to expel Sterling fully, a move unprecedented in NBA history.
(Adds ‘Magic’ Johnson quote, Oscar De La Hoya, changes byline, dateline previous NEW YORK)
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