LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of public basketball courts across the city will be renovated over the next three years, thanks to a major gift to the Department of Recreation and Parks Foundation from the L.A. Clippers and Chairman Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie Ballmer.
Mayor Eric Garcetti and First Lady Amy Elaine Wakeland joined the Ballmers and Clippers guard Lou Williams, as well as L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson, for the announcement today at Jim Gilliam Recreation Center — one of nearly 350 courts that will be overhauled by the end of 2021.
Last year, Mayor Garcetti led the effort to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games back to Los Angeles in 2028.