Donald Sterling Willing to Relinquish Clippers Peacefully, Reports Say

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will relinquish the team without the protracted legal battle many anticipated, according to reports from multiple outlets on Friday

Ever since an incendiary audio recording of Sterling making racist comments set the Internet aflame in April and led to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banning him from the league, most observers have expected a long, expensive legal fight over the future of the Clippers. So will Sterling really go down without a fight?

Reports on Friday from ESPN, TMZ (which originally obtained the Sterling recording) and USA Today said that Sterling was willing to transfer his ownership share of the Clippers to his wife, Shelly Sterling, who would then sell the team. Read more...