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Donald and Shelly Sterling, the long-separated married couple whose peaceful partnership atop the Los Angeles Clippers is described by one person close to them as ''a strange estrangement,'' will face off as official foes for the first time Wednesday when their lawyers appear in court with the team they share and a $2 billion deal hanging on the outcome. An attorney will ask a probate court judge in Los Angeles to confirm Shelly Sterling's authority to sell the Clippers against the will of her husband, according to a person familiar with the matter not authorized to speak publicly and speaking on the condition of anonymity. Donald Sterling said in a statement Tuesday that he's not just fighting for the Clippers but taking a stand against the NBA, which he called ''a band of hypocrites and bullies'' and ''despicable monsters'' who want ''to take away our privacy rights and freedom of speech.'' Donald Sterling is suing the league for $1 billion. Shelly Sterling brokered what would be a record-breaking $2 billion deal with former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to sell the team less than two weeks ago.
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