is suing TMZ and mistress V. Stiviano for secretly recording a conversation the woman provided to be released by the paparazzi website.
Sterling charges a violation of his privacy. The recording made international headlines and drew enough backlash that as Los Angeles Clippers players contemplated boycotted playing for the disgraced owner, the NBA forced a transfer of ownership.
Eventually the courts determined the NBA was within its rights to allow the sale of the Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion. Shelly Sterling was approved to sell the team after doctors determined her husband had dementia.
Donald Sterling filed for divorce last week.