Clippers owners Donald and Shelly Sterling have hired a pair of LA's highest profile litigators to help them take on the NBA and both appear to be settling in for a long fight.

Donald Sterling has hired high profile LA attorney Max Blecher, while Sterling's wife, Shelly, has retained the even higher profile Pierce O'Donnell.

Both O'Donnell and Blecher have a reputation throughout LA legal circles as being dynamic, aggressive, and willing to take on unpopular causes and clients. These are not the lawyers one goes to when seeking a quick and quiet settlement, these are the lawyers one goes to when preparing for a big, long and public fight.

Buckle up, this one's going to be fun.