Whether on schedule or not, the Clippers are finally getting an arena all their own, a major step in Ballmer's plan to turning the Clippers into legitimate rivals for the Lakers both on and off of the court. By Sam Quinn. May 4, at pm ET 2 min read. Horton-Tucker probable for Lakers vs. Clippers complete purchase of The Forum Sam Quinn 2 min read.
Ballmer is focused on building the best basketball arena for the Clippers, period. Perhaps that leaves the door open for the Forum to continue as a concert venue.
What happens to the Forum seems to be secondary, though. The most important part is moving MSG and its attorneys out of the way. Arash Markazi is a former sports columnist with the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he was a senior writer at ESPN for nine years. Markazi grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from USC in , after which he worked as a staff writer for Sports Illustrated for five years.
High School Sports. Hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff dies at Home NBA. SI Recommends. By AP News. By Avi Creditor. By Marcus Krum. In a move that removes an opponent that has long sought to block the construction of a new Clippers arena nearby, Ballmer has agreed to purchase the Forum from Madison Square Garden Co.
A community group whose legal fees are being paid by MSG also has one pending suit and another it is appealing. The cost appeared to do little to dissuade Ballmer, the wealthiest owner of a professional sports team in North America, from his intended plan. Gavin Newsom then certified the project in December to shield it from extended environmental litigation. The two sides have been at the negotiating table discussing the Forum since at least early February.
It has no plans to tear down the building, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in All current Forum employees will receive employment offers from the new ownership, the team said.
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