LA Clippers' front office executives are rumored to be at war in a power struggle that finds coach Doc Rivers stuck directly in the middle.

TMZ reports the organization is experiencing "major turmoil" behind the scenes as Rivers, who is also the team's president of basketball operations, and new billionaire owner Steve Ballmer's first major hire, president of business operations Gillian Zucker, battle for control of the franchise

As the power war plays out, players and staffers alike are starting to feel the effects, with sources telling TMZ a divide within the organization is now forming over the issue of who's really calling the shots.

When Zucker was hired late last year, all indications were that she would simply handle the business side of things while Rivers would remain in charge of all things basketball related. But recent reports are Zucker has become more embroiled with the basketball side of things, leaving many to try to figure out how to proceed in their jobs given the fact she and Rivers seem to agree about little when it comes to what's actually best in terms of fielding a squad.

So muddled have communications become, reports are one player recently made the decision not to re-sign with the team as a way of avoiding all the added drama. Reportedly, making things all the more complicated is Gillian's rumored lack of understanding about the "NBA culture."

Zucker recently said these recent reports are the first she's heard of such claims: "The lines between basketball and business are very clear."

As for Ballmer, rumors are the eccentric former Microsoft senior exec remains as popular as ever, though some insist he needs to gain a grip of the situation right away before more irreparable damage is done.

"When you have new ownership, there's a learning curve," Clippers VP of communications Seth Burton said. "Things are new and things change. In terms of what players think, I don't know."

Ballmer purchased the team for $2 billion after longtime owner Donald sterling was forced to sell after video of him making several lewd and racist comments were made public.