On Sunday morning, Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson self-reported his own racist comments to the NBA and it was announced that he would be selling his controlling interest in the team. While he is a controlling owner of the team, he owns less than 50 percent of the franchise.
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Levenson’s comments included phrases like “white fans might be afraid of our black fans” and he apologized for sending a message that “our white fans are more valuable than our black fans.”
But what exactly did the email from Levenson say?
ESPN’s Darren Rovell tweeted out two excerpts from the email where Levenson was discussing his thoughts on the Atlanta Hawks’ fan base.
Check it out below:
Excerpt of racist email Atlanta Hawks controlling owner Bruce Levenson sent (Part 1) pic.twitter.com/wzqY3p1BfS
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 7, 2014
Excerpt of racist email Atlanta Hawks controlling owner Bruce Levenson sent (Part 2) pic.twitter.com/7U727qbHIG
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 7, 2014
The Hawks will now need to see where their ownership goes to next, while the NBA has to deal with another racist issue surrounding a league owner.
The good news for the NBA is that Bruce Levenson does not seem to be as delusional as Donald Sterling and he understands where he went wrong. He will not put up a fight.