Steve Ballmer Chases NBA Glory at Intuit Dome, the LA Clippers’ Gleaming New Home

Dems Embrace Joy • Vance Poll Plummet • Biden’s Explanation [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Steve Ballmer Chases NBA Glory at Intuit Dome, the LA Clippers’ Gleaming New Home Good morning! LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer [takes]( Tom Kludt on a tour of Intuit Dome, which opens this week with a Bruno Mars concert and will serve as the NBA team’s gleaming new home. “It’s hard enough getting out of the Lakers’ shadow,” says Ballmer. “We’re trying to establish an identity.” On the 2024 front, Mark McKinnon [suggests]( never underestimating the power of joy and optimism, which are helping propel the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign. “One can feel this energy in the big-time crowds, the spontaneous chants, and the sheer giddiness that has returned to the hustings,” he writes. Plus, Katie Herchenroeder [finds]( Joe Biden explaining his decision to drop out of the race. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Steve Ballmer, Adult, Person, Head, Face, Throwing, and Baby]( [Steve Ballmer Chases NBA Glory at Intuit Dome, the LA Clippers’ Gleaming New Home]( By [Tom Kludt]( [The team owner and former Microsoft chief dreams of taking home “the Larry” and escaping the Lakers’ shadow. “We want to win every year,” Ballmer tells Vanity Fair. “It is a philosophy.”]( [Read more button](   [Joy Ride: Upbeat Dems Are Spreading Optimism to a Divided (and Newly Delighted) Nation]( By [Mark McKinnon]( [After eight years of fear and loathing, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are energizing the electorate with levity—and an eye toward tomorrow.]( [Read more button](   [Biden Dropped Out Because “the Most Important Thing” Is “We Must Defeat Trump”: CBS News]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [The president talked about his emotional decision to leave the race and his plans to campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Called Kamala Harris “Bitch” Multiple Times: NYT]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [The former president’s team denied the remarks. Yet, this wouldn’t be the first time he’s used the slur when referring to women.]( [Read more button](   [New Polls Show Walz’s Approval Rating Surging While Vance’s Circles the Drain]( By [Bess Levin]( [A real tale of two running mates.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast