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Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is the richest owner in sports for 8th straight year

Once again, Steve Ballmer is the richest owner in all of professional sports.

The former Microsoft CEO, who purchased the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014 for $2 billion, was named the richest owner in sports for the eighth straight year Wednesday by Forbes.

Ballmer led Microsoft from 2000-2014. He has a reported net worth of about $83 billion, which is down about 14% in the past year but still makes him the eighth-richest person in the country. The Clippers are reportedly worth about $3.3 billion.

New Denver Broncos owner and Walmart heir Rob Walton is second on the list, though he’s significantly behind Ballmer.