Los Angeles Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has revealed that he dances like the he wants to be in a YouTube 'Best Of Weird Old Guys Dancing' compilation. Last night during the Clippers LA tenancy rivalry home game against their hated rivals the Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles's Staples Center, the man who bought the Clippers from alleged racist and all-round apparent slimeball Donald Sterling for $2 billion danced to his rich heart's content to surprise special guest Fergie's new single, the improbably apt, "LA Love (La La)". Even better, his Clippers beat the Lakers by a whopping 25 points, 114-89. The little brother has grown up, huh?
Dancing like the drunkest uncle ever to have a direct feed to the latest terrible pop music, the 58 year old former Microsoft CEO Ballmer has a right to feel pretty happy with his team at the moment, as the Clippers sit at 24 wins and 12 losses in the NBA's terrifyingly competitive Western Conference.
Better still, during the game against their hated cross-corridor rivals the Lakers, Ballmer was sitting next to Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, who got up and busted out her new single. Your move, Lakers owner Jim Buss.
Check out the #LALOVE stunt we pulled last night at the @STAPLESCenterLA. https://on.nba.com/14t5euk
Ein von Fergie (@fergie) gepostetes Video am Jan 1, 2015 um 8:30 PST
get it #SteveBallmer Ein von Fergie (@fergie) gepostetes Video am Jan 1, 2015 um 12:41 PST
This isn't a halftime show. This is in between the first and second quarters. https://t.co/SH5Mv8Ke1j — Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 8, 2015
So, why not dance like a mad man, hey Steve? (Vine comes via ESPN LA's Arash Markazi.)
Not be be outdone by, er, himself, he also posed for a photo with Fergie, looking like the most insane person in the history of humankind.
The talented @Fergie is back at STAPLES Center to show some LA LOVE for the Clippers. #SittingWithSteve pic.twitter.com/rKxW9AUuX2
— Los Angeles Clippers (@LAClippers) January 8, 2015
The team even tweeted a pic of their boss getting "down".
Steve Ballmer gets down to @Fergie's live performance of #LALOVE → https://t.co/wgOkZO1rpN #SittingWithSteve pic.twitter.com/CbkCEGh8iK — Los Angeles Clippers (@LAClippers) January 8, 2015
Even Fergie's stupifyingly handsome husband Josh Duhamel prasied the effort, tweeting out "I love Steve Ballmer."
I love Steve Ballmer https://t.co/Acl5lc5Dsc
— Josh Duhamel (@joshduhamel) January 8, 2015
Life's pretty good when you're worth $20 billion, huh? If that was some 'normal' nutty old white guy it wouldn't be half as entertaining.
You can watch the entire Fergie performance of "LA Love (La La)" via the tweet below.
Re-live the entire @Fergie #LALOVE performance from last night. Video→ https://t.co/TJ0PEpM8eO #SittingWithSteve pic.twitter.com/37raPGDLZo
— Los Angeles Clippers (@LAClippers) January 8, 2015
Ballmer's Clippers coach and players though, weren't as impressed, as reported by ESPN's Markazi.
Said coach Doc Rivers:
Doc on seeing Ballmer dance: "No comment. Our relationship is too new."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 8, 2015
And star forward Blake Griffin:
Blake Griffin on Ballmer dancing: "He danced exactly like I thought he would."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 8, 2015
But, the best thoughts came from noted truth teller, small forward Matt Barnes:
© 2024 Mstars News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.Matt Barnes on Ballmer dancing: "You can't have everything. You can't have money and moves."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 8, 2015