Nearly two weeks after his racist comments leaked, Donald Sterling has publicly apologized.

"I'm a good member who made a mistake and I'm apologizing and I'm asking for forgiveness," Sterling told CNN's Anderson Cooper in an exclusive interview set to air on Monday. "Am I entitled to one mistake, am I after 35 years? I mean, I love my league, I love my partners. Am I entitled to one mistake? It's a terrible mistake, and I'll never do it again."

Sterling was banned by the NBA for live several days after the tapes surfaced.

"I'm not a racist," Sterling told Cooper. "I made a terrible mistake. I'm here to apologize."

Sterling told CNN that his fate is in the NBA's hands.

"If the owners feel I have another chance, then they'll give it to me," he said.