How the Golden State Warriors became Silicon Valley's basketball team

It was only two years ago that Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, plunked down $2 billion to buy the Los Angeles Clippers. Since then he has brought his tech background to the squad forcefully: He announced his intention to techify the Staples Center; he wants the team to use Microsoft Surface tablets instead of Apple iPads. You might think the Clippers are, by default, the tech industry’s NBA team of choice…