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The Wildest Seat in the NBA Is the One Next to Steve Ballmer
The owner of the Los Angeles Clippers goes viral for his courtside reactions—and no one’s more aware of it than his game day neighbors.

There are hazards to sitting courtside at an NBA game. A player lunging after a loose ball might topple toward you, forcing a split-second decision about whether to cushion the landing or dive for safety. A spilled drink—a minor inconvenience in the 300 level—brings a delay and an arena full of impatient eyes.

Sitting next to Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO and current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, involves potentially mortal danger. Chaz Fitzhugh, his longtime friend and a regular guest at the seats Ballmer keeps along the baseline, has a heart condition, which necessitates certain arrangements.

“He gets kind of excited,” Fitzhugh said, “so he wants me to sit on the side so, if he hits me, he doesn’t hit the pacemaker.”

It is not an unfounded worry. When Russell Westbrook knocked down a crucial free throw on Sunday night in what became a five-point L.A. victory in Game 1 of their opening-round series against the Phoenix Suns, TNT cameras caught the 67-year-old Ballmer lurching back in his chair, as if from an electric shock. (The Suns tied the series at a game apiece Tuesday night in Phoenix, and the teams travel to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday.) Anyone who scores an invite to sit next to Ballmer—vetted for sustained focus on the game and a minimization of small talk—has to be ready for more than that: rogue elbows and fist-pumps, the occasional embrace.

wsj.com
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