Ruthless! Clippers Owner Ballmer Donates 15 M i l l i o n t o S u p p o r t W i l d f i r e F a m i l i e s , N B A O n l y D o n a t e s 15 Million to Support Wildfire Families, NBA Only Donates 15MilliontoSupportWildfireFamilies,NBAOnlyDonates1 Million

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On January 17th, NBA Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer donated $15 m i l l i o n t o f a m i l i e s a f f e c t e d b y t h e L o s A n g e l e s w i l d f i r e s t o h e l p t h e m r e b u i l d t h e i r h o m e s . T h e N B A a n n o u n c e d t h a t i t, a l o n g w i t h t h e p l a y e r s^{'} u n i o n, w o u l d d o n a t e$ 15milliontofamiliesaffectedbytheLosAngeleswildfirestohelpthemrebuildtheirhomes.TheNBAannouncedthatit,alongwiththeplayers′union,woulddonate1 million to organizations such as the American Red Cross and World Central Kitchen to support those impacted by the disaster. The NBA also stated its intention to collaborate with the Lakers and Clippers to aid in long-term recovery efforts. Lakers player Anthony Davis contributed $20, 000, a n d t e a m m a t e J a r e d V a n d e r b i l t d o n a t e d$ 20,000,andteammateJaredVanderbiltdonated4,000. On the same day, Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie Ballmer released a statement announcing that the Ballmer Group would donate $15 m i l l i o n t o s u p p o r t L o s A n g e l e s c o m m u n i t i e s a f f e c t e d b y t h e w i l d f i r e s . I n t h e s t a t e m e n t, B a l l m e r w r o t e, " W e l o v e t h e c i t y o f L o s A n g e l e s a n d w a n t t o h e l p c o m m u n i t i e s a f f e c t e d b y t h e d e v a s t a t i n g w i l d f i r e s . W o r k i n g w i t h l o c a l p a r t n e r s, t h e B a l l m e r G r o u p w i l l c o n t r i b u t e t o a d d r e s s i n g u r g e n t f o o d a n d h o u s i n g n e e d s a n d s u p p o r t f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s . W e h a v e p r o v i d e d a n i n i t i a l e m e r g e n c y f u n d o f$ 15milliontosupportLosAngelescommunitiesaffectedbythewildfires.Inthestatement,Ballmerwrote,"WelovethecityofLosAngelesandwanttohelpcommunitiesaffectedbythedevastatingwildfires.Workingwithlocalpartners,theBallmerGroupwillcontributetoaddressingurgentfoodandhousingneedsandsupportfirstresponders.Wehaveprovidedaninitialemergencyfundof15 million to assist those affected by the fires, especially the historically diverse and multicultural community of Altadena." Last year, Ballmer ranked sixth on the global rich list, with a net worth of approximately $157.2 b i l l i o n (a b o u t 1, 152.5 b i l l i o n R M B) . N e t i z e n s r e s p o n d e d w i t h c o m m e n t s l i k e, " T h e l e a g u e d o n a t e s$ 157.2billion(about1,152.5billionRMB).Netizensrespondedwithcommentslike,"Theleaguedonates1 million, but you donate $15 m i l l i o n ? Y o u r e a l l y h a v e g u t s; d o n^{'} t e v e n t h i n k a b o u t w i n n i n g t h e c h a m p i o n s h i p t i t l e, d a r i n g t o s t e a l t h e s p o t l i g h t f r o m t h e l e a g u e . " " L a s t y e a r w a s$ 15million?Youreallyhaveguts;don′teventhinkaboutwinningthechampionshiptitle,daringtostealthespotlightfromtheleague.""Lastyearwas157.2 billion, so let me round it up for you this year: $200 b i l l i o n m i n u s$ 200billionminus15 million equals $200 b i l l i o n, n o t a c e n t l e s s, a l l g o o d . " " T h e N B A i s a j o k e c o m p a r e d t o B a l l m e r^{'} s w e a l t h a n d g e n e r o s i t y . " " I c a l c u l a t e d i t; y o u d o n a t e d o n e t e n - t h o u s a n d t h o f y o u r f o r t u n e, j u s t a s e a s y a s i f I h a d d o n a t e d o n e y u a n o u t o f t e n t h o u s a n d . " " I t^{'} s g r e a t t h a t t h e b o s s l o v e s b a s k e t b a l l! " " T h e C l i p p e r s s h o u l d b e t h e s y m b o l o f L o s A n g e l e s; t h e L a k e r s u n d e r J e a n i e^{'} s m a n a g e m e n t a r e n o l o n g e r w o r t h y . " " A d o n a t i o n o f$ 200billion,notacentless,allgood.""TheNBAisajokecomparedtoBallmer′swealthandgenerosity.""Icalculatedit;youdonatedoneten−thousandthofyourfortune,justaseasyasifIhaddonatedoneyuanoutoftenthousand.""It′sgreatthatthebosslovesbasketball!""TheClippersshouldbethesymbolofLosAngeles;theLakersunderJeanie′smanagementarenolongerworthy.""Adonationof15 million is roughly equivalent to donating one yuan for ordinary people."