The big jump occurred when Ballmer paid $2 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014. Despite being a historically terrible franchise that is the third team

The big jump occurred when Ballmer paid $2 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014. Despite being a historically terrible franchise that is the third team in the city behind a) the Lakers and b) whatever team that you were already a fan of before moving to southern California, the price was four (!) times as much as what any previous NBA team sold for.