Atlanta’s civil rights leaders staged a sit in inside Philips Arena this morning (September 10) after Atlanta Hawks executives canceled a meeting with the group. The civil rights leaders were supposed to be meeting with Hawks CEO Steve Koonin Wednesday to discuss the recent controversy surrounding the Hawks and co-owner Bruce Levenson, who is selling […]
Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson is selling his controlling share in the NBA team after some racial comments he made have come to light. Yet another NBA team owner has been thrust into the spotlight for racist remarks. An email that Bruce sent just over two years ago went public. In it he expressed his […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the punishment for Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling at a press conference today at NBA headquarters in New York City. As we previously reported, Sterling is under fire for allegedly making racist comments in a phone call to his girlfriend V. Stiviano. After an investigation conducted by the NBA, […]
