INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Steve Ballmer, decked out in a black construction hard hat and yellow safety vest, is standing in a cavernous area where the loading dock of the Intuit Dome will be.
Even though the area is on uneven dirt right now, the LA Clippers owner knows the layout. Ballmer, who visits the construction site monthly, points to where the visiting team's locker room will be and makes sure to mention one detail in the design plans of the Clippers' new home.
"As you know, there are back halls in [Crypto.com Arena that connect locker rooms] between visitors," Ballmer tells ESPN during a tour of the Inglewood construction site in late July.