On Tuesday former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially became the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. The sale of the basketball franchise was official ratified and at $2 billion, a record sale of an NBA franchise. Ballmer Officially Owns Clippers This brings to an end the uncertainty that has hung over the Los Angeles franchise […] READ MORE
Tag: Donald Sterling
Top 10 Most Hated People in Sports
There are many hated people that are easy to despise in American sports. Most days, we just roll our eyes, shake our heads, grit our teeth and move on. This is not one of those days! So, come with, stand up, foam at the mouth and jeer as loud as you can: This is a roll call of […] READ MORE
NBA Roundtable: Free Agency, Sterling, NBA Mid-Season Tournament?
The NBA has been the talk of the entire sports world recently. In the midst of this year’s free agency period, you really never know what to expect. Thus far, we have seen LeBron James take his talents back to his hometown, and Carmelo Anthony take money over the opportunity to win. The Donald Sterling […] READ MORE
Honoring Veterans and Rambling commentary from your Media Watch guy
Let’s start this article way off track. So much has happened over the past week and it was also a week where we were honoring our Veterans and deservedly so. We also were reminded on how they have been treated in the past and the incompetence on the VA on the handling of their medical […] READ MORE
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Buying Clippers for $2 Billion
Former Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer has won the bidding war for ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, and is set to purchase the team for an NBA-record price of $2 billion, according to the Los Angeles Times. Among other bidders were investors Tony Ressler and Steve Karsh, who together offered $1.2 billion, and […] READ MORE
Donald Sterling Refuses to Pay Fine; Plans to Sue NBA
Banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will refuse to pay the $2.5 million fine that the NBA levied on him nearly two weeks ago, according to a letter that Sterling’s attorney wrote to the NBA. Maxwell M. Blecher, a very well-known antitrust attorney, also wrote that Sterling’s alleged racist comments don’t warrant “any punishment […] READ MORE
Would Somebody Please Throw the Sterlings a Shovel?
Now that Shelly Sterling, and her co-owner husband of the Los Angles Clippers, Donald Sterling, have submitted to interviews with Barbara Walters and Anderson Cooper, we have officially crossed over to the exposé stage of Les Affaires Sterling. Contrary to traditional crises, where the “Up Close & Personal” interview is often the equivalent of a […] READ MORE
The Co$t of Winning – What Next for the Clippers
With the fine and indefinite ban of Donald Sterling the Los Angeles Clippers are at a cross-roads. Where do they go from here? Do they keep the Clippers name? do they move to another part of California or even another part of the USA altogether? Whoever takes charge of the team will have some tough […] READ MORE
Game Time Live – Guest Nick Wright
We at LWOS are always looking to bring our readers and listeners new and innovative ways to listen, read and talk sports. Today, we are happy to introduce to you the latest edition a new weekly radio program from the producers of Thursday Night Tailgate (TNT). Its called Game Time Live and features a unique […] READ MORE
NBA Tops and Flops of the Week – Jamal Crawford Takes 6th Man
With the first round of the playoffs drawing to a close and more end of the season awards being handed out, here is a look around the NBA to determine who has been great (tops) and not so great (flops) in the last seven days as the postseason rumbles on. Tops Memphis Grizzlies– The 7th […] READ MORE