Steve Ballmer debuts as LA Clippers owner (The Associated Press)

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Sweating, clapping and shouting until he was nearly hoarse, Steve Ballmer introduced himself to Los Angeles Clippers fans at a rally on Monday celebrating his new ownership of the NBA team. The former Microsoft CEO made his way through the crowd inside Staples Center to Eminem's ''Lose Yourself,'' exchanging high-fives and chest-bumping as he took the stage in front of 4,500 fans. The name of disgraced former owner Donald Sterling, who controlled the team for 33 years before being banned for life by the NBA for racist remarks, was never uttered during the rally. ''We're looking forward,'' Ballmer proclaimed, having removed his blue Clippers hat.

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