It is never the racists’ fault, someone else is always to be blamed. In an interview with CNN, Sterling’s scapegoat was “the girl” who recorded his racist rants.
“I’m not a racist. I made a terrible mistake,” Mr Sterling told CNN. “I’m here to apologise.”
“When I listen to that tape, I don’t even know how I can say words like that,” he said. “I don’t know why the girl had me say those things.”
Sterling, the present owner of the LA Clippers, was recently banned from the the day to day activities of the team and the NBA is currently going through the process of removing him as team owner. But the 81 year old Sterling has decided to fight to maintain ownership, and feels that his past will help him regain ownership.
“I’m a good member who made a mistake,” he said. “Am I entitled to one mistake, am I after 35 years? Am I entitled to one mistake? It’s a terrible mistake, and I’ll never do it again.”
I think his mistress may have broken a state law by taping a converstaion and revealing it to the public. I think STerling is a racist even though he made a lot of black millionaires.