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Hawks discipline GM over racist remarks
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ATLANTA Hawks General Manager Danny Ferry has been disciplined by CEO Steve Koonin for making racially charged comments about British forward Luol Deng when the team pursued the free agent this year.
The team did not provide any details of the discipline. Atlanta’s WSB-TV reported it obtained a letter from Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr which cites Ferry telling the owners that Deng “has a little African in him” and was “a two-faced liar and cheat”.
Hawks spokesman Garin Narain said the team’s investigation of Ferry’s comments uncovered the racially inflammatory email by co-owner Bruce Levenson. That discovery led to Levenson’s announcement on Sunday that he will sell his controlling share of the team.
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