Mayweather vs. Maidana Fight 2014: Floyd Wants to Buy LA Clippers After Donald Sterling’s Racist Comments

After news broke out that Donald Sterling was given a lifetime ban and the maximum fine as penalty for his racist comments, a lot of celebrities and deep-pocketed groups have expressed their interest in purchasing the Los Angeles Clippers, such as Magic Johnson and the Guggenheim group. The latest to present his interest is boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather, who shared his intentions while promoting his fight against Maidana on May 3, 2014.

According to an ESPN report, Mayweather will partner with Leonard Ellerbe, chief executive of Mayweather Promotions and Richard Schaefer, chief executive of Golden Boy Promotions, among others, to bid for the NBA team.

The lifetime ban on Sterling prohibits him from participating in any team activity and watching games. Although it is up to him whether he will sell the Los Angeles Clippers, 29 of the other NBA team owners were asked by new NBA commissioner Adam Silver, to compel Sterling to give up the team for good.

In an article by Sporting News, Mayweather said, "I called Al today about that to see if me, Leonard and Al, and hopefully Richard and a couple of other guys, a couple other of my billionaire guys, we can come together and see what we can come up with. Hopefully, we can do it, and it's not just talk." Mayweather will be prohibited from gambling activities, should he become the owner of the clippers. He shared that he has to stop the habit completely.

Mayweather earned about $73.5 million from his last two fights. He is the highest-paid athlete in the world in 2013. His partnership with his billionaire friends will make him financially eligible to purchase an NBA team. He said that he will keep the team in Los Angeles, and not transfer it to Las Vegas, his home. He said he always goes to Los Angeles to watch the Lakers and Clippers when he is not boxing.

The boxing champ said, "I can't come in here talking about Mayweather only going to get 3% or 4%. I got to get a solid percentage," writes USA Today.