 Celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Sean Combs might have expressed interest, but in the end Steve Ballmer has become the new owner of the LA Clippers, and no one could be more excited than the man himself. I'm Dan Seifert, and this is 90 seconds on the verge. It's been officially confirmed that the former Microsoft CEO will purchase the Los Angeles basketball team for $2 billion. The Clippers were put up for sale this month following former owner Donald Sterling's banishment from the league for making some, well, remarks. You added Ballmer to me a lot that you wanted from broadcast that you're associating with black people. Ballmer's ownership will still need final approval from the NBA, but there doesn't appear to be anything holding that back. Ballmer is also coming out strong against Sterling's views, saying Los Angeles is, quote, a city that embraces inclusiveness in exactly the same way that the NBA and I embrace inclusiveness. You might be asking yourself, though, why Ballmer? Last August, Ballmer announced that he would be retiring as Microsoft CEO earlier than originally planned. Also, the man is worth an estimated $20 billion, and how often do you get to buy an NBA team? Ballmer has said it himself that he loves basketball, and there's certainly proof of that online. I'm a huge basketball fan amongst everything else. If you loved basketball, were recently out of a job, and had $2 billion to spend, what would you do? For more on Steve Ballmer, check out The Verge. Coming up, I try to take out a loan in my effort to buy the Detroit Lions. Hi, Dad?
 Celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Sean Combs might have expressed interest, but in the end Steve Ballmer has become the new owner of the LA Clippers,
 and no one could be more excited than the man himself.
 I'm Dan Seifert, and this is 90 seconds on the verge.
 It's been officially confirmed that the former Microsoft CEO will purchase the Los Angeles basketball team for $2 billion.
 The Clippers were put up for sale this month following former owner Donald Sterling's banishment from the league for making some, well, remarks.
 You added Ballmer to me a lot that you wanted from broadcast that you're associating with black people.
 Ballmer's ownership will still need final approval from the NBA, but there doesn't appear to be anything holding that back.
 Ballmer is also coming out strong against Sterling's views, saying Los Angeles is, quote,
 a city that embraces inclusiveness in exactly the same way that the NBA and I embrace inclusiveness.
 You might be asking yourself, though, why Ballmer?
 Last August, Ballmer announced that he would be retiring as Microsoft CEO earlier than originally planned.
 Also, the man is worth an estimated $20 billion, and how often do you get to buy an NBA team?
 Ballmer has said it himself that he loves basketball, and there's certainly proof of that online.
 I'm a huge basketball fan amongst everything else.
 If you loved basketball, were recently out of a job, and had $2 billion to spend, what would you do?
 For more on Steve Ballmer, check out The Verge.
 Coming up, I try to take out a loan in my effort to buy the Detroit Lions.
 Hi, Dad?