Steve Ballmer dunked a basketball and 19,000 people won a free pair of shoes
Steve Ballmer dunked a basketball and 19,000 people won a free pair of shoes
Emmett Knowlton
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The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Brooklyn Nets at home on Monday night, and at halftime the team unveiled a new mascot that looks somewhat like a toucan.
But the real story of Monday night was Clippers' owner Steve Ballmer, who used a trampoline to successfully dunk a basketball in slacks and a polo during the halftime ceremony.
In a surprise to nobody, Ballmer went absolutely bonkers after throwing down the two-handed jam.
Ballmer is a lot of things: the former CEO of Microsoft, the most emotional owner in NBA history, and also a billionaire, to name a few. Now he can add "successful dunker of a basketball" to his resume.
Associated Press photographer Mark J. Terrill took a couple of amazing photos of the moment.
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And the celebration.
Mark J. Terrill/AP
Congrats, Steve. And congrats to fans in attendance at last night's game. With the successful dunk, Ballmer bought all fans in attendance a new pair of Converse sneakers, the same type of sneakers being worn by the new mascot.
