L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer: The 60 Minutes Interview

Billionaire Steve Ballmer bought the LA Clippers in 2014 after a run as Microsoft's CEO. These days, he’s focusing his energy on the Intuit Dome - the Clippers’ new home - and on getting an NBA title.
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[@mesyestrongarmhnz9772]

Steve Ballmer is the best thing that happened to the Clippers. We need more owners like him in pro sports.

[@bambinosto]

Let's hope you don't become Windows Phone 7

[@cheekybirdierichard]

​@@bambinosto 😂 too soon

[@mourinho966]

Lol sure...

[@simontobey]

Developers, developers, DEVELOPERS

[@Xyz_Report]

No Rolex no AP no diamonds chains … this is real wealth

[@3RScollector]

exactly. helps the unfortunate and gives them a chance

[@Indigo3.7]

NAME ONE NBA OWNER THAT WEARS DIAMOND CHAINS!!!! LOL 🤷🏻‍♂️🤭🤭🤣😂🤣

[@bryallen11]

When I met Steve ballmer many years ago he was a very nice person. It's always heartwarming when nice guys end up at the top.

[@Jemz35]

I really like this guy. His humility, enthusiasm is very palatable. This guy is living the dream

[@javianjohnson8746]

Steve Ballmer's vision for the Intuit Dome truly may lay the blueprint for a lot of newly built NBA arenas in the future

[@tonytaox]

He has passion, enthusiasm and skill. Respect

[@Tarik1996]

You have to agree that Steve Ballmer is a class act. His personality is polarizing but you can just tell that he‘s a straight-up man and honest. Unlike his counterpart Gates

[@tbd407]

huh? Gates is probably the biggest philantropist in the world so what do you know about class?

[@sicilianjoe]

This is the owner that every American sports fan wants for their team!

[@lorenzo_teves]

without a doubt one of the best owners in sports

[@danielterry382]

Enthusiasm is contagious !

[@33gorman]

How do you not LOVE this guy!!! You have a fan now from Buffalo, NY!!!!

[@devadiponeness1]

Clippers originally from there too so there you go! Buffalo Braves!

[@christopherdonaldson8231]

He's the Mark Cuban of the Clippers

[@carlgemlich1657]

He's Mark Cuban plus $115b.

[@MrBeast-1]

$40k in 1980 is about a $150k salary today. So don't think he was hurting too bad even back then

[@johnchristensen9826]

Also a 9% stake In a pretty decent company

[@MrBeast-1]

​@@johnchristensen9826I'm assuming it could go belly up at that point but yes why he is rich now

[@horse-4598]

He seems like one of those bosses that you hate but they bring the best work out of you.

[@reilorenzo]

He's regretting that Kawhi signing FOR SURE tho 😭😭

[@MarkLaw13]

You foolishly keep talking nonesense. He's one of the few ones that see all of Kawhi's work.

[@johnchristensen9826]

​@@MarkLaw13not too mention the value that both Leanord and George added to the overall value

[@MrBostonrobb]

The new arena looks sick!

[@danielf986]

So awesome! Wishing Steve and the Clippers the best season!

[@ashokathegreat4534]

Every LA Clippers player should feel blessed to have a passionate owner like this. He could retire and buy a tropical island all for himself. Yet his NBA team is his passion but sadly full of spoiled NBA players. Especially Kahwi Leonard, the one with a max contract is available for play only when contract extensions are near. I hope to see the Clippers in the finals this year against Steph’s GS.

[@JT_Lakers]

Ballmer is quickly becoming the better NBA owner here in LA!... Lakers gotta stop the idiotic Lebrick/Pelinka era and start fresh!

[@kevinkingslayer2450]

Bless this man and his family, he is a godsend!! One in a million!!.... Let's go ClipperNation!!✌🇹🇹

[@richardheacock3738]

What a great owner! I can’t wait to be in our seats tonight for the first Clippers game in Intuit! We’re in the Wall, of course! Thank you Mr Ballmer! Go Clippers!

[@tks03c]

“We’re not listening to your conversation” Sure lol

[@tbd407]

yeah because the buzzed conversations of people at a clippers game would be such a treasure trove of information lol

[@Ksp0626]

Lol this guys energy is unmatched

[@Asilence]

"I don't worry about the revenue day to day..." yup he is on a different level from other owners

[@trekkie1701e]

When the value of the team increases more than net operating losses you don't really need to care.

[@Bobby-nd2ge]

What a great guy he,go clippers,you got a chance win now.

[@mdw175]

“we needed to have different thinking early on” talking about MSFT missing the phone. SPJ would appreciate that; “Think Different”

[@luisalbertogradoshens]

Saludos cordiales a Steve Ballmer un buen ejemplo para la sociedad un abraso su amigo LGH .

[@greenboyvlogs]

arena definitely better than Chase center. Looking forward visiting this place

[@jasonvoss6559]

Toilets! Can I show you toilets we have 1400 of them best line ever!

[@markreynolds8151]

What a generally great guy, the world needs more wealthy people who are keen to share their experience and improve their communities broadly (and it doesn't hurt if they share some of their wealth for the greater good too)

[@Juandirection1]

Im a lakers fan, but He is such a likeable guy. Glad he took over the clippers from sterling. Best of luck, can’t wait to visit the new arena and root for the visitors.

[@AlphasPlayBasketball]

Best owner in sports that I’m aware of

[@DoctorSpicy]

Enjoy all the bots worshipping him. He cares about all of us. Lolol. There’s a camera in every light.

[@chancethelifestyle]

Brilliant man !

[@detroitisback8021]

Steve is awesome! Down to earth

[@santos010]

This guy is fun to watch. 🎉

[@dafcorleone]

What a cool guy

[@mightymentos1991]

Best Steve in the whole world

[@PerfectoKiss]

I like his approach to building the stadium. No over the top thrills to milk $$ from people. A lot of the nee stadiums price out regularly fans and cater to the uber rich.

[@LukeBCtown]

I could wolf whistle the entire time and get kicked out for trying to get that free hamburger

[@JonPaul404]

If you give away $1 billion, you could literally give every American $1 million dollars and have over $600 million left. Wonder where that $1 billion went?

[@will_c294]

So this is what we get instead of Trump? Great!

[@devengudinas1649]

He’s a Dem

[@michael3864]

Watching vids is cool but YOU VOTING IS REQUIRED TO WIN THIS!

[@AS-fd9jc]

He makes 1 billion USD annually, doing NOTHING!

[@JS-qw4ln]

can we please never say the phrase “full throated” 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

Why? It's a completely normal and innocuous phrase. If you think it's inappropriate, that means *YOU'RE* making it weird.

[@JS-qw4ln]

@@DetectiveTrupo203 It was a joke. Lighten Up Francis!!!

[@Thomasgoldson]

Did 60 minutes have to edit this one like the Kamala Harris? 🤔

[@TheBastarrrd]

Go clippers 🔥🔥🔥

[@mendesnelson]

Great story

[@stanastana3199]

Ballmer is a charming rich dude

[@domino2009ful]

Clippers will never a championship…no matter how nice the venue is…they have a sub par product(Players)

[@sylvestersichilima6353]

❤

[@rembo6319]

What about Seattles team? The place that made you Ballmer

[@maverick214]

Detroit made him. It already has an NBA team.

[@kennygarcia5901]

Their best player never plays

[@tonymarin909]

At 1:56 wtf did he try to aim at ? About to hit guys nuts

[@shronklescrimblo69]

they should have got rid of the clippers name since it's cursed.

[@JohnyTerr]

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[@ElizabethHansick]

I managed to grow a nest egg of around 120k to over a Million. I'm especially grateful to Adviser Ruth Ann Tsakonas, for her expertise and exposure to different areas of the market.

[@YevaSonia]

I don't really blame people who panic. Lack of information can be a big hurdle. I've been making more than $100k passively by just investing through an advisor, and I don't have to do much work. Inflation or no inflation, my finances remain secure. So I really don't blame people who panic.

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[@JohnyTerr]

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[@sunnydays405]

Luckiest roommate of all time

[@siab6955]

Toilets!!

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

Developers developers developers

[@williamwalker4129]

Sterling was better imo

[@HelloWorld-hb7yt]

he lost a lot of weight.

[@Definitely8860]

Boycott CBS....

[@andrewp4220]

Lakers are a nba joke.

[@coreygalletlydrums77]

Won’t take long I bet. By 2030

[@LifeBelowwater-o6p]

Trt balmer😂

[@realdeal444]

Do we really need to celebrate these people? You won at capitalism. Great. What more do you want?

[@Hoops590]

The souls of men

[@RudieObias]

In America, we celebrate Capitalism. It’s literally how to prove and show your worth

[@david_yordanov]

And it’s weird

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

People of every socioeconomic strata are interviewed every day for all types of reasons about all types of things. This guy is a charismatic, likable, interesting person, regardless of what his net worth is. Moreover, 60 minutes can interview whomever they want. The NBA is a global league with fans all over the world, and people are interested. If you're not interested, don't watch, it's that simple.

[@baldeagle4710]

The intuit dome is a data mining stadium all it does is collect your info and the clippers are a trash team

[@LogicChaotic]

I never want to see the clippers win a championship. They’re cursed anyways.

[@Mario500NOW]

(suggestion for any future video similar to this one: no vulgar (or profane) language of the kind mentioned between these points of the length of this one: 10:46 - 10:53)

[@brianching4358]

What profanity? "Sports bar"? "Bare-bones"? I'm so confused.

[@Mario500NOW]

@@brianching4358 (clue: rhymes with the word "bam")

[@drexlspivey3047]

This guy is a clown. Spending billions on the clippers arena 😂. They stink. Kawhi might be there for half the home games. Getting rid of westbrick only thing they've done right

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

Lol you're so wrong. You're thinking so short term. He isn't spending billions for 2024. He's building something that will set the bar for decades. Tell me you're broke af without telling me 😂😂😂

[@crsingh1565]

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