Steve Ballmer Talking Tech, Finance and the Clippers

05/19/17 • 23 min

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Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp. from 2000-2014, is the owner of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. Ballmer speaks about the cost of sports franchises and the future of technology and sports with Bloomberg Business of Sports co-hosts Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr.

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Bloomberg Business of Sports - Steve Ballmer Talking Tech, Finance and the Clippers

Transcript

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This is the Business of Sports on Bloomberg Radio with Scott and Michael Barr. Each week we speak to some of the biggest names in the world of money in sports, and today is no different. Michael, Oh, Scott, we are pleased to welcome Steve Ballmer. He was the CEO of Microsoft from two thousand to after retiring from the company in February. Three months later, he plays the record two billion dollar offer to buy the l A Clippers. Steve, thank you v