The LA Clippers may have been warmed up during last season’s NBA tournament, but owner Steve Ballmer didn’t feel the same way. Well, at least his bank account isn’t there, because Forbes just named him the richest team owner in professional sports in 2022.
The former Microsoft CEO, who bought Clippers in 2014, has an estimated net worth of $83 billion.
“This is $13.5 billion less than last year due to a drop in the value of Microsoft’s stock, but he would have lost even more without the Clippers,” Forbes wrote. “He bought the NBA team in 2014 from former owner Donald Sterling for $2 billion. It is now the NBA’s sixth most valuable club, valued at $3.3 billion.”
This also makes him the eighth richest person in the world, according to the publication.
