Former Microsoft CEO Talks Buying LA Clippers on CBS THIS MORNING

Former Microsoft CEO and LA Clippers owner Steven Ballmer, who recently purchased the NBA team for $2 billion from embattled owners Donald and Shelly Sterling, discussed what drew him to buy and his future plans for the franchise, in an interview that was broadcast live today, Oct. 21, 2014 on CBS THIS MORNING (7:00-9:00AM) on the CBS Television Network.

Ballmer said that he'd always wanted to own a basketball team, but had failed in previous attempts. "It was my third pass," Ballmer said, "I paid what I had to pay."
The former Microsoft CEO also discussed his exit from the company, saying that "nobody wanted me to leave as CEO," but "in a tough discussion, I said maybe it's better to hand it to a successor now."

Ballmer also discussed the recent comments by his successor, Satya Nadella, in which he said that not asking for a raise is "good karma" for women.

"Satya spoke about his personal experience. Actually he allowed good karma to happen and good things happened to him and he was very fortunate, and that's his genuine belief in life," said Ballmer. "But you do have people who don't necessarily get a fair shake through the process, particularly a group of women in technology- that's probably a tougher place to be. And so relating to his personal experience, probably not what that group needed to hear at that time, despite the fact that, you know, it would be a nice world if things worked out that way."

Watch the appearance below!

Chris Licht is the Vice President of Programming, CBS News, and Executive Producer of CBS THIS MORNING.

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