LOS ANGELES — The Clippers capped off the 2017-18 season on a high-note, but not in the usual fashion.
On April 2, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, traveled to Jim Gilliam Recreation Center in South Los Angeles. Joining them were Team President Gillian Zucker, guards Lou Williams and Patrick Beverley, and the rest of the Clippers family.
On that day, Ballmer and Mayor Eric Garcetti would announce that the Ballmers and the L.A. Clippers Foundation would donate $10 million to renovate nearly 350 courts across Los Angeles. It helped to put a bow on a monumental year of community outreach.