<blockquote>A tax break for owners of sports franchises would let the ex-Microsoft CEO claim about $1 billion of the team's purchase price from the taxable income he makes over the next 15 years, said <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67215cd2-5d00-11e4-9753-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz3HHrhIgO5">the report, published Sunday</a> in the London newspaper (paywall, registration required).</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Report-Steve-Ballmer-Could-Claim-1B-in-Tax-Write-Offs-For-Buying-Clippers-280466752.html">Report: Steve Ballmer Could Claim $1B in Tax Write-Offs For Buying Clippers | NBC Southern California</a>.