>> reporter: donald sterling has agreed to sell the clippers to steve ballmer after his wife negotiated last week. he also plans to dismiss his lawsuit against the nba. he comes out after his wife's legal team was going to give her the whole sale on the grounds that he is, quote, mentally incapacitated. sterling's attorney says the couple has worked out their dispute over the team and sterling has also resolved his differences with the nba despite claims last week that the 80-year-old was ready for a fight. the league banned sterling for life after recordings of a rant with his girlfriend surfaced in april. >> broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> reporter: sterling said the report was illegal and sued them for $1 billion. he claims it violated his constitutional rights by forces the sale of a team. if approved it would end his tumultuous 33-year history as a clippers owner, the longest in