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Report: Clips' Ballmer turned Lakers' locker room into owner's lounge

Published Apr. 20, 2015 1:31 p.m. ET

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The Los Angeles Clippers are free to do what they want with the Staples Center now that they have begun their playoff run and the Los Angeles Lakers are no longer playing -- and Steve Ballmer is taking full advantage.

The Clippers hosted the San Antonio Spurs for Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series Sunday night. Ballmer, who purchased the Clips for $2 billion last year, decided to make himself at home before and after the game by expanding his personal real estate.

According to Ben Bolch of the LA Times, Ballmer made some temporary modifications:

Ouch. If you’re a Lakers fan, that has to sting.

The Lakers have always owned the Staples Center. They’re clearly the more successful franchise, but the Clippers have the upper hand at the moment. And if you don’t think Ballmer did that to zing the other LA team, you obviously haven’t seen the way he bugs out during games. It was more of the same as his team was dominating the Spurs on Sunday.

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