Billionaires Battle Over Inglewood Turf for New Clippers Arena
- Proposed venue would compete with Forum for shows, concerts
- City last month said it will prepare environmental report
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Billionaire Steve Ballmer’s plans to move the Los Angeles Clippers to a new home in Inglewood, California, has prompted a lawsuit by New York Knicks’ owner James Dolan, who owns the Forum just down the block.
MSG Forum LLC, a unit of billionaire Dolan’s Madison Square Garden Co., accused the city of Inglewood and its mayor of duping it into giving up its long-term lease and purchase option on 15 acres of parking space near the Forum only to find out that the city was secretly negotiating with the National Basketball Association’s Clippers franchise to build a new arena on the land.