Donald Sterling has Alzheimer's and that's why doctors declared he is incompetent to have a voice in the sale of the L.A. Clippers ... TMZ Sports has learned.

 

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Wouldn't that put the document he signed allowing his wife to sell the team into question? If he doesn't have the mental faculties to be involved in the sale, how can he have the faculties to even sign a piece of paper and know what he's signing?

If he has dementia is the league then punishing him for his disability? Could get interesting.

2 Doctors have determine he isn't mentally capable of making the decisions. All power goes to Shelly. Meaning the team is going to be sold.

If he has dementia is the league then punishing him for his disability? Could get interesting.

What, how are the punishing him for having dementia? Does that make you racist?

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Depends on whether he signed the document during a 'lucid interval'.

Document doesn't matter....

 

Sources connected with the Sterling family tell TMZ ... the trust agreement that governs the family's ownership of the team provides if 2 qualified doctors determine either Donald or Shelly shows "an inability to conduct business affairs in a reasonable and normal manner" ... they will then be stripped of control over the team.

 

We're told earlier this month Donald agreed to an examination by 2 prominent neurologists. He underwent extensive tests, including a CT and PET scan. We're told both doctors diagnosed Donald with Alzheimer's and concluded he may have had the disease for as long as 5 years. The doctors both concluded he did not have the ability to conduct the business of the team.

 

Under the trust agreement ... the doctors' conclusions were enough to strip Donald of control.

 

Our sources say Donald can appeal the doctors' conclusions to the California Probate Court.

 

One interesting thing ... TMZ Sports broke the story ... on May 22 Donald signed a letter written to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver relinquishing control of the team to his wife Shelly. It's unclear if Donald's lawyer will now argue the letter is invalid because of Donald's mental incapacity.

 

The problem for Donald -- if his lawyer argues mental incapacity, under the trust agreement he automatically loses control over the team. So it's a Catch-22 for Donald.

 

What, how are the punishing him for having dementia? Does that make you racist?

 

Often say things they're not really capable of comprehending. Private conversation. Could get very ugly. I'm not sure I'm buying it.

Often say things they're not really capable of comprehending. Private conversation. Could get very ugly. I'm not sure I'm buying it.

 

All of that would be irrelevant, Shelly would control the team and if she wants to sell it, it's gone.

But what if she doesn't want to sell it?

 

I'll admit, I haven't followed enough. Does she 100% want to sell away the team?

But what if she doesn't want to sell it?

 

I'll admit, I haven't followed enough. Does she 100% want to sell away the team?

 

It sure seems that way. I'm not sure if she has ever come out and said it one way or another. The plot thickens...

He gone.

All of that would be irrelevant, Shelly would control the team and if she wants to sell it, it's gone.

 

True, but if she wanted to keep it she would have an argument. $600M is strong motivation.

Sterling to sue NBA for $1Billion for defamation/slander/being mean to him/something according to the ESPN scroll

ESPN - NBA and Sterling Family Trust resolve dispute; under agreement Clippers will be sold to Steve Ballmer