As he officially introduced himself to Los Angeles, Clippers interim CEO Dick Parsons made one of his beliefs clear: the NBA franchise’s transfer to new ownership is “inevitable.”

“There’s so much momentum for doing the right thing,” he said in a Monday press conference.

Parsons, a former Citigroup and Time Warner chairman who was appointed by the NBA last week, said he has not yet talked with either owner Donald Sterling — banned for life by the NBA two weeks ago — or his wife, Shelly, who has vowed to fight for her 50 percent share of the Clippers regardless of what happens to her husband.

The NBA Board of Governors needs a three-fourths majority vote to force Donald Sterling to sell the team, something league commissioner Adam Silver was confident he could get. The league also issued a statement on Sunday that if the controlling owner of a team is ousted, all other owners’ interests are also terminated. Donald is the only controlling owner of the Clippers approved by the league.

Shelly Sterling’s lawyer, Pierce O’Donell, called the league’s interpretation of its constitution “self-serving.”

While Parsons acknowledged the potential of a Sterling lawsuit, he said it would not be good for any of the involved parties.

“I think a prolonged legal battle is in no one’s interest,” Parsons said. “Literally, no one. Certainly not in the league’s interest. … Not good for the team, not good for the players. And I don’t think good for the perception of our country. And I don’t think it’s good for the Sterlings.

“I would hope we could avoid that, but that again is not my job. That is the commissioner and the league working on one side, and the Sterlings working on the other.”

His job, he clarified, will be to operate the Clippers as both the interim CEO and the “proxy owner” — not to manage the ownership issues. He is paid by the NBA, but does not report to either the league or to its other owners. He said he will remain in this role until the franchise transitions into new ownership and management.

“To make sure the boat still floats, the boat is headed in the right direction, and maybe even pick up a little speed,” he said.