Category: NBA News Wire
An audio recording confirmed Thursday the racially insensitive comments made by Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry when speaking about free agent Luol Deng in June. Ferry contended that he was reading from a scouting report on Deng and the words were not his own. In June, Ferry said during a conference call with Hawks […]
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George apologized Thursday for insensitive remarks made via Twitter in reaction to the NFL announcing the indefinite suspension of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. “I want to apologize to all victims of domestic abuse for my insensitive tweets,” George said in a team-issued statement. “They were obviously without proper understanding […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t believe Danny Ferry should be fired from his job as Atlanta Hawks general manager. Ferry is under fire for comments he made about Loul Deng when the Hawks were pursuing him during free agency over the summer. “The discipline of a team employee is typically determined by the team, and […]
Guard Chauncey Billups, who was the 2004 NBA Finals MVP when he led the Detroit Pistons to a championship, told Yahoo Sports on Monday that he is retiring after 17 seasons. Billups missed 169 games the last three years, and the Pistons declined the team option on his contract over the summer. Billups, a five-time […]
Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry issued an apology for reading culturally insensitive remarks about Luol Deng in a June conference call. Ferry, who said he was reading from the player’s background report, said this of Deng, a fellow Duke alumnus and native of Sudan: “He has a little African in him, not in a […]
Shawn Marion and the Cleveland Cavaliers confirmed Tuesday that the veteran forward signed with the team. Reports surfaced in August that Marion and the Cavs had reached a one-year contract agreement. On Tuesday morning, Marion wrote “done deal” on an Instagram post and the Cavs followed with an official announcement. “Shawn brings great versatility, talent […]
Detroit Pistons forward-center Greg Monroe received a two-game suspension without pay from the NBA on Tuesday after he pleased guilty to driving while visibly impaired in violation of Michigan state law. Monroe will sit out the first two games of the 2014-15 regular season. “The organization is aware of the matter resulting in the NBA’s […]
Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry issued an apology for reading culturally insensitive remarks about Luol Deng in a June conference call. Ferry, who said he was reading from the player’s background report, said this of Deng, a fellow Duke alumnus and native of Sudan: “he has a little African in him, not in a […]
Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry will be disciplined by the team for reading aloud at a June meeting a racist comment from a player’s background report. A chain of events involviing Ferry led to Hawks majority owner Bruce Levenson putting his controlling interest in the team up for sale, officials told ESPN.com. Levenson announced […]
The Detroit Pistons signed forward Greg Monroe to a one-year qualifying offer Monday. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the Detroit Free Press reported that the deal is worth $5.5 million. Monroe and the Pistons couldn’t agree to a long-term contract extension during the summer nor work out a sign-and-trade agreement with another […]
