NBA News: Donald Sterling Goes 180, Agrees to Sell Los Angeles Clippers

The black sheep of the National Basketball Association (NBA) owners, Donald Sterling, finally relents and agrees to sell the Los Angeles Clippers.

Maxwell Blecher, Sterling's attorney told ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne in an email Wednesday that his client will no longer pursue legal action. "I feel fabulous, I feel very good," Sterling told NBC4 on Tuesday night when asked how he felt about his wife selling the team. "Everything is just the way it should be, really. It may have worked out differently, but it's good. It's all good."

As of Wednesday afternoon, the agreement has not been made official but Blecher said that Donald Sterling "'has made an agreement with the NBA to resolve all their differences.'' Sterling gave his consent to a deal that was negotiated by his wife, Shelly Sterling, to sell the team, Blecher said. Representatives for Shelly Sterling and the NBA declined to comment.

With Sterling's decision to forego any further legal action, it is apparent that former Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer and his group will now have an NBA franchise after previous multiple bids to own one. It can be recalled that Ballmer's group tried to move back a franchise to Seattle where they are based but to no avail. This time, with a record bid of $2 billion dollars, Ballmer's group has taken full control of a messy situation brought about by the Sterling scandal.

While early reports during the week have emphasized that Sterling will pursue all legal means to stay as owner of the suddenly resurgent Clippers, the turnaround in the decision to green-light the selling of the team has generated a massive sigh of relief from the NBA's owners and from the Commissioner's Office as well.

The NBA has also set no timetable for a vote to approve Ballmer, but he is expected to easily be accepted by three-fourths of the other 29 owners.