Donald Sterling Regrets Having Said Those ‘Racist’ Comments; Defends Self in New Recording

Is it too late for Donald Sterling to feel the pangs of guilt after having said those "racist" comments? Sterling had already suffered the consequences by being banned in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life. It was a fanciful and bizarre punishment. Now, a report say that he feels "terrible." If only Sterling could turn back the hands of time.

TMZ caught up with former Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall. The 64-year-old ex-sports executive told TMZ that he got that chance to have a little chat with Sterling. Apparently, McNall and Sterling are good acquaintances. He said he had known Sterling for 30 years.

"When I talked to him, he felt terrible," McNall said.

"I mean, he was like, 'What an idiot I am, I don't know what I was thinking or doing," he added.

According to McNall, he personally believe that Sterling is not a racist. "My take is, sometimes you say stupid things, you know, and especially when you think it's a privacy in your place."

"Personally, I never saw that he had those kind of feelings."

"I never saw him exhibit that, and I'm sure that he's really sorry about it."

In a new audio recording obtained by Radaronline.com, Sterling was heard yelling furiously to another person. "You think, I'm a racist," Sterling shouted. "You think I have anything in the world but love of everybody."

"You don't think that!"

"You know I'm not a racist."

He said that he even attended a campus with ethnic diversity. He added that he even became the president of the school's student body, which means that the students liked him. "I'm a Jew, and 50% of the people there were black and 40% were Hispanic."

"I mean, people must have a good feeling for me."

Sterling said that he wouldn't have stayed for so long being an executive for the NBA if he is a racist. "How can you be in this business and be a racist?"

Do you think the NBA could have handled Sterling's remarks in a different way? Did Sterling really deserve to be banned in the NBA because of his controversial racist comments?

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