Clippers owner, Steve Ballmer supported Mayor Butts 2018 re-election by personally contributing more than $280,000 to an independent committee.
Ballmer’s ROI (return on investment) was unanimous approval to build a new basketball arena through the purchase of jointly owned city and federally owned property in the amount of $66 million on September 8, 2020.
The $66.25 million it is paying for the land will be shared among the city, the Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles World Airports and other local entities such as the Inglewood Unified School District.
