Hawks minority owner wanted Danny Ferry fired, according to report

Danny Ferry would not have been retained as the GM of the Hawks if minority owner Michael Gearon Jr. had his way. Atlanta Hawks minority owner Michael Gearon Jr. wrote a letter to Bruce Levenson in June asking for the resignation of GM and president of basketball operations Danny Ferry following comments he made about perspective free agent Luol Deng. Gearon's letter has been uncovered by WSB-TV in Atlanta and details Ferry's insensitive remarks about Deng, a native of Sudan. On the subject of D...