Steve Ballmer Buys The Forum Quadrupling James Dolan S Investment In The Arena
But for much of the 20th century, the Forum has barely been involved with sports. No pro sports team has hosted a game there, and not a single boxing event took place from 2001 to 2014. However, Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer thinks the area is ripe with opportunity. He paid $400 million in cash to acquire the Inglewood land. Now, he plans to build a new “state of the art” complex for the Clippers across the street from where the Forum currently stands....