A day after perhaps the biggest win in team history, the Los Angeles Clippers introduced Dick Parsons as their interim CEO in what could be one of the most important hires in the Clippers' existence.

"My job is to be the CEO of the enterprise and to make sure the boat still floats, the boat is still headed in the right direction, and maybe even we pick up a little speed," Parsons said Monday afternoon during a news conference at Staples Center.

Parsons, appointed by NBA commissioner Adam Silver last week to guide the Clippers franchise in wake of owner Donald Sterling's lifetime ban and team executive Andy Roeser's indefinite leave of absence, said he is filling a need.

"I have a belief, and my personal belief is that the league will prevail, which means that there will be an ownership change," Parsons said. "That's a personal belief based on having not only looked at the (legal documents) but having looked Adam Silver in the eye and seen the determination, and my goodness, I mean, this is just -- there's so much momentum for doing the right thing here and so much support for doing the right thing that at the end of the day, I believe ownership will change."

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