Donald Sterling will allow his wife, Shelly, to negotiate a forced sale of the Clippers, according to ESPN.
More from Ramona Shelburne:
The NBA has yet to accept the terms of this new arrangement between Shelly and Donald. She'll need to sell it all for them to consider.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) May 23, 2014
But if she's willing to sell the whole thing, this could bring a startlingly quick end to this affair
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) May 23, 2014
More from TMZ.com, which says Sterling has "surrendered" control to his wife:
Our Sterling sources say Shelly is prepared to sue the NBA and she will file legal docs on Tuesday if the NBA orders an INVOLUNTARY sale. She's down with a sale but only a voluntary one that puts her in control.
Attorney Pierce O'Donnell would not comment on this story, but did say, "Shelly Sterling's preference has always been to find a way to resolve this dispute amicably with the NBA in a mutually satisfactory manner."