Luol Deng, the subject of the much-publicized racist comments uttered by Hawks general manager Danny Ferry this offseason, revealed at the Miami Heat's media-day festivities that he did not believe Ferry was racist:
Beyond that, he explicitly stated that he forgave the GM who is currently taking a leave of absence and ceding control of personnel decisions to head coach Mike Budenholzer:
It's not the first time we've heard of Deng's willingness to forgive and forget, though this is the first time the words have come directly from him without a secondhand source delivering them. On Sep. 12, Hawks swingman and noted sharpshooter Kyle Korver spoke with Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, revealing the following about his former teammate:
Yeah we did speak. Luol is such a good guy. And he's been through so much in life that I don't really think this has really even phased him. He told me that he didn't think that Danny or anyone with the Hawks was racist. He said he was shocked when he heard what was said, but that sometimes things just slip out ...
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Luol Deng Reiterates: ‘I Don’t Think Danny Ferry Is Racist’
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