Owners approve Hawks sale following racial remarks

[Sports News]

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Billionaire Tony Ressler's purchase of the Atlanta Hawks has been unanimously approved by NBA owners, the league announced Wednesday, concluding a sale forced by racial remarks in e-mails discovered last year. The sale comes after a 2012 e-mail written by former co-owner Bruce Levenson, which said in part black fans were scaring away white supporters, was uncovered last year in a probe following comments by former general manager Danny Ferry, who resigned Monday. Ferry made derogatory racial remarks about British NBA star Luol Deng, reading them off a scouting report on a conference call.

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