Donald Sterling, Steve Ballmer meet

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling met with former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday afternoon in Los Angeles to discuss the pending $2 billion sale of the franchise, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.

While no settlement was reached, sources said the two men had a "friendly conversation" for about 90 minutes at Sterling's house in Beverly Hills in their first face-to-face meeting since Ballmer negotiated the record-setting sale with Shelly Sterling on May 29.

Donald Sterling has since challenged his wife's authority to sell the franchise in state court.

Last week NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he wasn't sure a new owner would be in place by the start of next season as Donald Sterling has vowed to fight his termination and the sale of the team.

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