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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two weeks after he was banned by the NBA over racist comments, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling broke his silence with a televised apology for his \"terrible mistake\" while insisting he was \"baited\" into making the provocative remarks. In excerpts of an interview aired on Monday by CNN, Sterling, 80, also seemed to express resignation about moves by the National Basketball Association to force a sale of the team he has owned for more than three decades. What's the benefit, especially at my age?\" he told CNN when asked if he intended to fight the NBA to keep his franchise, capping its best season ever, tied 2-2 in a best-of-seven series against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs. Sterling came under fire on April 25 when the website TMZ.com posted an audio recording of him chastising a female friend for publicly associating with black people, including retired NBA great Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson.
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