Among the potential owners, there was the Microsoft tycoon Ballmer.
Hansen had been focused on the playoffs and hadn't paid much attention to this matter, but now that Wallace had brought it up, he recalled that Ballmer was to be the Clippers' next owner.
How strong was Ballmer's financial power? To use the fans' saying, if the rules allowed, he could buy the entire NBA to play with.
Moreover, he himself was passionate about basketball and, like Mavericks owner Cuban, often appeared courtside to cheer on his team.
When it came to willingness to invest in a team, indeed no one could surpass him.
After chatting with Wallace, Hansen found Rondo and Thomas.
The situation with the Clippers was somewhat special, for they were currently essentially without an owner, just like the Hornets had been.
Some consortiums were bidding, but there was no final conclusion yet.
So their current engagement with the Clippers was only at the managerial level.
