Donald Sterling, the former Los Angeles Clippers owner who came under fire for his racist remarks, has reportedly been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, according to TMZ.

The 80-year-old Sterling saw two neurologists and underwent exams; both physicians diagnosed him with the disease and said he did not have the ability to conduct the business of the LA Clippers team. As he was reportedly ruled "mentally incapacitated" by experts, his wife Shelly was able to sell the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, according to ESPN.

The doctors also reportedly believe Sterling could have been suffering from Alzheimer's for five years. The doctors' final report was enough to strip his control of the team.

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer purchased the Los Angeles Clippers Sterling's ex-wife Shelly Sterling for $2 billion dollars.

Shelly Sterling said to Variety, "I am delighted that we are selling the team to Steve, who will be a terrific owner. We have worked for 33 years to build the Clippers into a premiere NBA franchise. I am confident that Steve will take the team to new levels of success."

Ballmer, the new owner of the Clippers, said in a statement, "I will be honored to have my name submitted to the NBA Board of Governors for approval as the next owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. I love basketball. And I intend to do everything in my power to ensure that the Clippers continue to win - and win big - in Los Angeles."

He added, "L.A. is one of the world's great cities - a city that embraces inclusiveness, in exactly the same way that the NBA and I embrace inclusiveness. I am confident that the Clippers will in the coming years become an even bigger part of the community. I thank Shelly Sterling for her willingness to entrust the Clippers franchise to me, and I am grateful to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and his colleagues for working collaboratively with me throughout this process."