Donald T. Sterling is a real estate mogul and the current owner of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. Sterling acquired the Clippers in 1981 for $12.5 million, and today the team is valued at more than $240 million by Forbes magazine. Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... NBA redirects here. ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. ... Alternate meaning: For the Boston Brahmin family associated with John Forbes Kerry, see Forbes family. ...

Until 2003, Sterling has been widely criticized for his unwillingness to invest in the team, due in part to the losing seasons. In 2003, Sterling signed Elton Brand to the biggest contract in franchise history; a six-year, $82 million deal. He matched the Corey Maggette contract from what the Utah Jazz offered; a deal worth $45 million over six years. Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979 in Peekskill, New York) is an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Associations Los Angeles Clippers and the USA National Team. ... Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12, 1979 in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an NBA basketball player, a small forward for the Los Angeles Clippers. ... The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...

Donald Tokowitz (legally changed his last name to Sterling as an adult) was born in 1936 in Chicago, but he and his family moved to the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, when he was two years old. As an adult, he began to make his career as an attorney, but he made his biggest ventures in real estate, where he purchased a 26-unit apartment building in Beverly Hills. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Boyle Heights is a district on the east side of Los Angeles, California. ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California. ...

Sterling and Lakers majority owner Dr. Jerry Buss were indirectly responsible in each owning their respective NBA franchises. The first instance came in 1979, in which Buss used the money he made from selling his apartment buildings to Sterling, and that covered the remaining balance in purchasing the Lakers, the Kings hockey team, and the Los Angeles Forum from Jack Kent Cooke for $67 million. Two years later, Buss suggested to Sterling that he can purchase his own NBA franchise, and Sterling purchased the struggling San Diego Clippers franchise for $12.5 million. Unlike Buss' instant success with the Lakers (including winning a NBA championship in his first season as owner, 1979-80), Sterling and his Clippers struggled through many lackluster seasons, and did not have his first winning season until the 1991-92 season, eleven years into his ownership. However, with the Clippers' move into Staples Center in the 1999-2000 NBA season, the team seriously began to build a good, strong contending team, and finally met that goal in 2005-2006, where the Clippers won a California-franchise record of 47 games (the overall franchise record is 49 wins, accomplished by the 1974-75 Buffalo Braves). The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, who play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with the team in 2002 Gerald H. Jerry Buss (born 1934) is a former real estate developer, a basketball team owner, and poker player. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Forum, known for a time as the Great Western Forum, is an indoor arena in Inglewood, California owned by the Faithful Central Bible Church, which uses it for its Sunday morning service. ... Jack Kent Cooke (25 October 1912 – 6 April 1997) was a Canadian entrepreneur who became one of the most widely-known executives in North American professional sports. ... Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California at the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District. ... The 1999-2000 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 2005-06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. ...

Despite his poor reputation as a sports team owner, Sterling has remained committed to the Los Angeles community, as he and his Donald T. Sterling Charitable Foundation (which would also include the Los Angeles Clippers Foundation) have donated to various causes, including supporting the homeless population. In fact, in a June 26, 2006 Los Angeles Times article^[1], sources have said that Sterling pledges to spend $50 million on a site on the eastern end of Downtown Los Angeles to provide homeless housing, rehabilitation and medical services. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...

Controversy

On November 15, 2005, the Associated Press reported that Sterling had been ordered by U.S. District Judge Dale Fisher to pay $5 million in fees to plaintiff's attorneys in a case accusing him of trying to drive out non-Korean tenants, particularly blacks and Latinos, at apartments he owned in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood^[2]. November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

August 8, 2006- The U.S. Department of Justice sued Donald Steling for housing discrimination, claiming he refused to rent apartments to blacks and families with children.

Sterling also made headlines during a trial in which he admitted to paying a Beverly Hills woman named Alexandra Castro for sexual favors, these favors included oral sex, in many building, offices and even limos that Sterling owned.^[3].

On September 20, 2006, Donald Sterling lost a multimillion dollar lawsuit over his claims of ownership in a real estate deal in Century City, California.

Sterling is currently embroiled in a mock controversy over the ugliness of his ubiquitous full-page ads in the Los Angeles Times. ^[4]

Education

Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles The Bullocks Wilshire Building on the campus of the Southwestern Law School The Southwestern University School of Law (also known as Southwestern Law School) is a private ABA-accredited law school located in Los Angeles, California, with about 1000 students at a campus that includes the Bullocks Wilshire building, an... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

References

1. ^ Real Estate Mogul's Skid Row Project Has Big Buzz but Little Detail
2. ^ AP
3. ^ Sexual Favors to Beverly Hills woman
4. ^ Donald T. Sterling Graphic Design Foundation

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