my little grandchild goes to a catholic nursery and they were passing around candy to everybody. when they got to her, they said we don't give candy to racists. 7 to 9. so it hurts me. >> it took sterling more than two weeks after the scandal first broke to apologize. newly installed clippers ceo richard parsons noted the delay in a press conference monday. >> i would observe, as most americans i think would observe, that he's a little late for sure. >> reporter: but sterling claims that it's johnson who wanted him to remain quiet in the aftermath of the scandal. >> i think he wanted me to just do nothing so he could buy the team. >> reporter: sterling also thinks that his friend, v. stiviano, baited him in the recording. >> do you trust her now? >> no, i don't trust her. >> reporter: while he admits he was wrong, sterling was also defensive. >> well, elgin baylor made a claim you have a plantation mentality and now you say you feed these guys. >> i think you have more of a plantation mentality than i do. i think you're more of a racist than i am. >> how so? >> because i'm not a