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"Finally, after months of noise and nonsense, the saga of disgraced Donald Sterling and his Los Angeles Clippers appears to have reached its end.\nJudge Michael Levanas ruled Monday against Sterling's bid to block the sale of the Clippers by his estranged wife Shelly, clearing the way for the $2 billion sale of the team to ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. That deal, a record for a pro sports team, was originally agreed to in May after the 80-year-old billionaire Sterling was banned by the NBA for making offensive remarks that were caught on tape.\nSee also: How Much Longer Will Donald Sterling Disgrace the NBA?\nShelly Sterling sought the court's approval for the deal she negotiated after taking control of a family trust and removing her husband as a trustee after two doctors found he had Alzheimer's disease and couldn't manage his affairs. Donald Sterling alleged that Shelly deceived him about the medical exams to illegally sell the team to Ballmer.\nSterling has vowed to fight the NBA until his death and is expected to continue to wage court battles, but Levanas ruled that the sale to Ballmer could go through immediately, according to The New York Times.\nLevanas also ruled against future appeals from Donald Sterling to try to block the sale, according to sports law expert Michael McCann, meaning that any future suits brought forth by Sterling would be for monetary compensation only.\n\"I can't believe it's over. I feel good,\" Shelly Sterling said after the ruling.\nSo do we, Shelly. So do we.\nAdditional reporting by the AP"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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