PC Thought Police: Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson to sell interest in team after racist email emerges

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Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson to sell interest in team after racist email emerges | Mail Online

NBA owner to sell Atlanta Hawks after racist email emerges of his complaints about too many black cheerleaders and white fans 'being scared away'

• Bruce Levenson wrote racially charged email two years ago
• Claimed the email was 'to bridge Atlanta's racial sports divide'
• Instead blamed poor black fans for keeping white fans away from arena
• NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he supported Levenson walking away

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUBLISHED: 15:20 EST, 7 September 2014 | UPDATED: 07:23 EST, 8 September 2014

Less than one month after the Clippers' sale ended Donald Sterling's ugly downfall, another NBA team is on the market following a racially charged disclosure from its owner.

Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson said Sunday he is selling his controlling interest in the team, thanks in part to an inflammatory email he wrote two years ago.

Levenson said he wrote the email in an attempt 'to bridge Atlanta's racial sports divide.' Instead, he offered his divisive comments, including his theory that Hawks black fans kept white fans away.

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