The past couple of days have taught us an awful lot about the Atlanta Hawks, Bruce Levenson, Danny Ferry and even the NBA. But we're going to learn a whole lot more before the racially charged controversy fades into the recesses of the news cycle.
We know Levenson is selling his interest in the franchise because of the fallout generated by comments he made in an internal email more than two years ago, as WSB-TV in Atlanta first reported. And we know he'll profit significantly from that sale.
But we can't say why it took so long for that email to be made public, and we also don't know who'll buy his stake or for how much or what that will mean for the Hawks going forward.
Ferry's situation is even more complicated. In a letter obtained by WSB-TV, Hawks minority owner Michael Gearon revealed the general manager's inflammatory remarks and encouraged Levenson to remove Ferry from his position. Still employed, Ferry's future is uncertain. As are so many other things about the organization ahead of what's likely to be a significant transition period.
The NBA as a whole faces questions as well, some of which are unfortunately familiar, havin ...
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Unanswered Questions Linger in Aftermath of Atlanta Hawks Controversy
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