White men (named Steve Ballmer) can dunk
Steve Ballmer's massive investment in Twitter may not have been a slam dunk, but he almost made up for that on the basketball court Monday night.
Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft and current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, helped unveil the team's new mascot in the most Steve Ballmer way possible: by launching himself off a trampoline and staging a fierce -- and we mean fierce -- slam dunk.
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If his incredible passion and vitality for that dunk isn't impressive enough on its own, just consider that Ballmer is about to turn 60 later this month.
Steve Ballmer, you may not have been able to restore Microsoft's glory days, but you have certainly restored my faith in humanity.
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Seth Fiegerman was a Senior Business Reporter at Mashable, where he covered startups, marketing and the latest consumer tech trends. He joined Mashable in August 2012 and is based in New York.Before joining Mashable, Seth covered all things Apple as a reporter at Silicon Alley Insider, the tech section of Business Insider. He has also worked as a staff writer at TheStreet.com and as an editor at Playboy Magazine. His work has appeared in Newsweek, NPR, Kiplinger, Portfolio and The Huffington Post.Seth received his Bachelor of Arts from New York University, where he majored in journalism and philosophy.In his spare time, Seth enjoys bike riding around Brooklyn and writing really bad folk songs.
