Welcome to the best of Ballmer.
It's safe to say that Steve Ballmer is a national treasure. Not only is the Microsoft billionaire the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, he's also their biggest cheerleader.
If you've followed Ballmer's exploits over the past few years, you know the eccentric CEO loves to scream, shout and dance during Clippers games, just look at this video from 2015 of Ballmer dancing to a performance by Fergie.
Ballmer has been there with each and every Clippers fan during their first round playoff series with the Utah Jazz. The matchup has easily been the most hotly contested and closest series of the playoffs so far, and the only one that has gone seven games.
Through major injuries to Utah's Rudy Gobert and L.A.'s Blake Griffin, Ballmer was there. He cheered loudly during every exciting moment, and stood stunned during every disappointing one as well.
So in honor of Sunday's Game 7 at Staples Center, we thought we'd bring you the best of Ballmer during this first round of the NBA Playoffs.
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Hopefully, the Clippers can win and advance so we can get more of Ballmer, a.k.a. the dancing machine.
Here is Ballmer during the Clippers game 2 win:
Quando informi il capo che la giornata lavorativa è stata un successo ���������� #Clippers #Ballmer #ItTakesEverything pic.twitter.com/km295aSgy2— Niccolò Trigari (@Niccolo_Trigari) April 19, 2017
Here's Ballmer at Staples Center going through the ebbs and flows of the pivotal Game 5 loss to the Jazz:
Steve Ballmer is a national treasure pic.twitter.com/f9wyQaSYie— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 26, 2017
And finally, Joe Johnson's last shot and associated Steve Ballmer face: pic.twitter.com/jJDmzyHZZ1— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) April 26, 2017
The Clippers stunned the Jazz in a closeout game in Game 6 in Utah to force a Game 7 back in L.A. This was the highlight of the game as Austin Rivers nailed a three to give the Clippers an 11-point lead late in the fourth quarter. L.A. went on to win 98-93.
Steve Ballmer can taste a Game 7. pic.twitter.com/uymIf9seWh— SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) April 29, 2017