Sexual Harasser Isiah Thomas Now President Of NY Liberty

[Athos_131]

Isiah Thomas is taking over the WNBA's New York Liberty, which is stunning

A jury ruled in October 2007 that Thomas had sexually harassed former Knicks vice president of marketing and business operations Anucha Browne Sanders, and that the Madison Square Garden Corporation, led by Dolan, had improperly fired Sanders for complaining about Thomas' unwanted advances. MSG was forced to pay $11.6 million in punitive damages in the case, during which Browne Sanders claimed that Thomas had referred to her as a "bitch" and a "ho."

"We did not believe the allegations then and we don't believe them now," the statement reads. "We feel strongly that the jury improperly and unfairly held Isiah Thomas responsible for sordid allegations that were completely unrelated to him, and for which MSG bore responsibility. In fact, when given the opportunity, the jury did not find Isiah liable for punitive damages, confirming he did not act maliciously or in bad faith.

"We believe Isiah belongs in basketball, and are grateful that he has committed his considerable talent to help the Liberty succeed."

[Athos_131]

James Dolan and Isiah Thomas define entitlement yet again

[Elizabeth]

Okay, There going to give him a "second chance" to sexually harass some member on a women's basketball team this time around.

Love,
Liz
 

[Katiebee]

He should be hanged with an old rope.

[coacheric]

Hey, he just needs more practice and now he will have a bunch of options to pick from

[GEMINIGUY]

Why an old rope, Katie?

[Athos_131]

NBATV sheepishly deletes ironic motivational quote from their own Isiah Thomas

[MissBarbara]

NBATV sheepishly deletes ironic motivational quote from their own Isiah Thomas

I'm about 90% through a new and massive biography of Michael Jordan.

In the book, Isaiah Thomas comes off as a complete, unmitigated asshole.

Par for the course, I guess...

[GEMINIGUY]

MissBarbara is the first person in this thread to spell Isaiah correctly. :^)

[Athos_131]

I'm about 90% through a new and massive biography of Michael Jordan.

In the book, Isaiah Thomas comes off as a complete, unmitigated asshole.

Par for the course, I guess...

Michael Jordan wasn't a saint by any means, but just about every major endeavor Thomas got involved in after his NBA career turned into a train wreck.

[Athos_131]

MissBarbara is the first person in this thread to spell Isaiah correctly. :^)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isiah_Thomas

http://www.nba.com/history/players/thomas_bio.html

I'm pretty sure his name is spelled correctly on both those webpages. 

[MissBarbara]

I'm about 90% through a new and massive biography of Michael Jordan.

In the book, Isaiah Thomas comes off as a complete, unmitigated asshole.

Par for the course, I guess...

Michael Jordan wasn't a saint by any means, but just about every major endeavor Thomas got involved in after his NBA career turned into a train wreck.

No, Jordan wasn't a saint, and for a number of reasons. And I pretty much knew that before opening this book.

But very few people, including his teammates, liked Thomas. According to this author, he was so roundly disliked that a group of players, and not just Jordan, succeeded in having him left off the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team (a.k.a. the "Dream Team").