Magic Johnson and Danny Ferry have met and the NBA Hall of Famer made it clear that the Atlanta Hawks general manager deserves a second chance after a heartfelt apology for his comments about Luol Deng.
Johnson took to Twitter to announce that he and Ferry had met and that the Hawks general manager wanted to apologize for his inflammatory remarks toward Deng. Johnson laid it all out on the table and in the end he said that Ferry was very sincere and that he deserves a second chance in the NBA.
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Just had a heart to heart meeting w/ Hawks GM Danny Ferry! He apologized for his comments about Luol Deng & the African American community.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 23, 2014
In our meeting Danny Ferry's apology was very sincere. — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 23, 2014
I have a lot of respect for Danny because he called and wanted to talk about how his comments offended so many people. — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 23, 2014
After our long meeting, I think he deserves a second chance whether it is with the Hawks or another team. — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 23, 2014
Ferry is on an indefinite leave of absence from the Hawks after the comments and since has been looking to make things right. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that any investigation has been put on hold in light of Hawks owner Bruce Levenson announcing he will sell the team.
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Johnson has also said in the past week that he is not interested in purchasing the Hawks when they become available and that the organization should take a long look at Dominique Wilkins as a high level executive.
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