The Atlanta Hawks are embroiled in another racially charged scandal involving a member of the team’s front office. According to a post from Patrick Redford of Deadspin, Hawks general manager Wes Wilcox made an inappropriate joke during a “Chalk Talk” event on Dec. 7.
Wilcox was addressing a crowd of approximately 200 season ticket holders when he reportedly attempt to make light of a situation involving fans and some objections with basketball-related dealings. A fan named Clarenton Crawford expressed his discontent with Mike Budenholzer’s coaching in the midst of other basketball criticism from the room and Wilcox responded with this attempt at humor.