Clippers’ future on line

The future of the Los Angeles Clippers is closer to decision as testimony resumes Monday in a probate trial over whether a deal negotiated by Donald Sterling’s estranged wife to sell the team for $2 billion is authorized under a Sterling family trust.

Sterling, the volatile owner of the team, agreed to the sale but then tried to revoke consent in spite of a signed letter instructing his wife Shelly Sterling to sell for the highest price she could get.

Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas was ambivalent about the need for more testimony from the pair but said he would permit it only if lawyers show that they are raising matters not covered during lengthy testimony by both Sterlings.

Donald Sterling has vowed he’ll never sell the team and is suing to block his wife’s single-handed deal to do so after the NBA banned him for life for making racist statements.

Outside court, Streisand said Donald Sterling’s refusal to sell the team is “a suicide mission by a madman.”