One by one, dozens of glass framed high school basketball jerseys donated by almost every high school team in California — 1,544 and counting — are rising up on eight walls from the main level of the $1.8-billion Intuit Dome. A person can peer at the walls trying to find their alma mater's jersey. Once discovered, they can pull out their camera and proudly snap a photo as if admiring the Mona Lisa.
This was the idea of Gillian Zucker, Clippers president of business operations and CEO of Halo Sports & Entertainment. Ballmer was getting worried whether high schools throughout California would donate enough jerseys in time to be displayed. He told Zucker the task of acquiring more than 1,500 jersey could be difficult and not to worry if she came up a little short. 'We're relentless,' Zucker said. 'We weren't going to stop until we got them all.