Patrick Beverley calls out Steve Ballmer over unfulfilled construction promise
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 10, 2026, 3:26 AM
Last updated Sep 10, 2026

Former Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley recently stated that owner Steve Ballmer failed to complete a project to build 94 basketball courts in Los Angeles. Beverley claimed on The Pat Bev show that Ballmer promised the courts during his tenure with the team, though only four were finished before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The claim surfaces as the organization faces scrutiny following an NBA investigation into salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard. Beverley, who played for the franchise from 2017 to 2021, currently plays for the French team Boulazac Basket Dordogne. The Clippers are undergoing a transition period following the conclusion of the Leonard era without a championship title.
- •Patrick Beverley asserts that Steve Ballmer promised to build 94 basketball courts.
- •Only four courts were constructed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- •Beverley seeks compensation for the uncompleted court project.
- •The NBA recently penalized the Clippers for cap circumvention related to Kawhi Leonard.
- •Beverley currently plays professional basketball for Boulazac Basket Dordogne in France.
- 3:26 AMYahoo Sports — Clippers news: Pat Beverley calls out Steve Ballmer over unfinished business
"What a fall from grace it has been for the Los Angeles Clippers after they peaked towards the start of the 2020s. Their blockbuster trade for Paul George , which sealed the signing of Kawhi Leonard back in July 2019, has only looked worse with each passing season. And now that the Leonard era has come and gone with the Clippers having nothing to […] The post Clippers news: Pat Beverley calls out Steve Ballmer over unfinished business appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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