The woman at the centre of the controversy involving Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling spoke with ABC's Barbara Walters on Friday about the racist audio recording leaked last week.

V. Stiviano is "very saddened" by Donald Sterling's lifetime NBA ban, and she didn't release the recording of their conversation, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

Little is known about V. Stiviano other than that she is at the centre of a scandal involving Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.