http://espn.go.com/nba/s/2003/0417/1540659.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It's hard not to laugh at the Clippers. Another losing season. Another postseason missed. Another front row seat at the NBA Draft Lottery. But you'd be hard-pressed to find Donald T. Sterling, one of the most reviled owners in sports, complaining. The pain of losing three out of every four games and more than 1,200 in total since buying the team for $13.5 million in 1981, has to be soothed by his penchant for putting winning numbers on the books. </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Against the advice of most, including NBA commissioner David Stern, Sterling didn't move his team to Anaheim when the L.A. Sports Arena became outdated. Instead, he waited to become a co-tenant with the Lakers and Kings when the Staples Center opened in 1999, a move that has paid dividends over the past four seasons as the Clippers have averaged nearly 16,000 fans. Compare that to an average crowd of 12,991 fans during the 1992-93 season, the team's high-water mark in the Sports Arena, or the 5,800 fans who turned out for home games when the Clippers played in San Diego during Sterling's first four seasons as owner. </div>
