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 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 Sunday that he would sell his share in the team
because of the "inappropriate and offensive" internal email sent in
2012 regarding the lack of white fans at Philips Arena.
The nature of the Ferry's discipline was not disclosed by the team.
According to ESPN sources, Ferry will remain the team's general
manager.
Miami Heat swingman Luol Deng was the free-agent player being
discussed in a call among the Hawks' owners in June when a racist
comment was read from a background report by Ferry, according to the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
An investigation discovered an email written by Levenson, directed
to Ferry and fellow Washington D.C. based co-owners Ed Peskowitz and
Todd Foreman, that contained inflammatory remarks.
--Marvin Barnes, a talented but troubled player who led Providence
to the 1973 Final Four, has died at the age of 62, according to the
Providence Journal. The cause of death was not specified.
He was drafted with the No. 2 overall pick in the 1974 NBA Draft by
the Philadelphia 76ers, but decided to play in the American
Basketball Association for the Spirits of St. Louis.
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Following his career, he had substance abuse problems and frequent run-ins
with the law.
--The Detroit Pistons signed forward Greg Monroe to a one-year
qualifying offer.
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
team.
---The Golden State Warriors signed free agent guard Justin Holiday, who
played on the Warriors NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas.
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