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Allegations brought on Thomas
Ex-Knicks exec says Isiah told dancer to flirt with refs
Posted: Saturday June 30, 2007 10:47AM;
Updated: Saturday June 30, 2007 11:10AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- The former Knicks executive who is suing Isiah Thomas for sexual harassment alleged in court papers that Thomas urged a cheerleader to flirt with referees and guard Stephon Marbury cursed at her, according to newspaper reports Saturday.
Anucha Browne Sanders, a former senior vice president of marketing and business operations, filed do ents to answer the Knicks' attempt to have her lawsuit dismissed.
In the papers, which were unsealed Friday, Browne Sanders alleges cheerleader Petra Pope told her that Thomas encouraged Pope to flirt with officials before a game against the Nets in 2004, the Daily News reported.
"What she told me was that Isiah asked her to go into the referees' locker room and make them happy," Browne Sanders testified.
She also claimed in the do ents that Marbury directed an obscenity at her after she complained about the player's cousin -- who was also employed by the team -- had made graphic sexual comments to her staff, the Daily News reported.
The New York Post reported that Marbury, in a January deposition, acknowledged calling Browne Sanders a derogatory name.
Marbury is not a defendant in the lawsuit.
The Knicks said in a statement the lawsuit was "riddled with fabrications," the newspapers reported.
Browne Sanders filed a lawsuit last year, claiming she was fired "for telling the truth" while going through internal channels to stop the harassment. She has accused Thomas of telling her he was "very attracted" to her and "in love" with her and tried to kiss her.
The 44-year-old former Northwestern basketball star is seeking reinstatement to her job and unspecified damages.
Thomas and Madison Square Garden are listed as the defendants in the lawsuit, which charges them with sex discrimination and retaliation. Madison Square Garden said she was fired because she "failed to fulfill professional responsibilities."
In seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit, Thomas said Browne Sanders brought the action to harm him and secure a financial payout from him and Madison Square Garden.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ml?eref=si_nba
Cue mikejones99 and his misogyny...
I find this hard to believe.
That was probably askin for it.
hahaha...just kidding, had to be said
GMOTY
whatever...
This is all Hugh Hefner's fault
Why? This is the same "man" that told his players to land on Bowen and break his ankles.
Isaiah has proven exactly three things since his retirement:
1. He knows college talent like no other.
2. He's perfectly willing to trade that talent for any bad contract or bad guy you have.
3. He's an asshole of the highest degree.
She kind of looks like Magic, so I can understand why Isiah would want to kiss her.She has accused Thomas of telling her he was "very attracted" to her and "in love" with her and tried to kiss her.
Yeah, because when I think of Isiah Thomas and like 'break Bowen's foot', I think of class and professionalism of the highest order
FWIW, this is all he said she said at this point.
Why? This is the same "man" that told his players to land on Bowen and break his ankles.
Isaiah has proven exactly three things since his retirement:
1. He knows college talent like no other.
2. He's perfectly willing to trade that talent for any bad contract or bad guy you have.
3. He's an asshole of the highest degree.
Hes also been accused of stuff like sexual harassment before and that was found to be bull.
So once again, pardon me if I won't believe a stripper...
What??
The is wrong with you people?
Depends on what she looks like before I can say if it was right or not.
Wait, so now front office marketing execs = strippers?
Hey, I am the last person to defend Isiah Thomas. I think he is a jackass of the highest order, with that unbeatable combination of ego, arrogance, and incompetence.
But...
You gotta realize, this is a BIG-BUCKS LAWSUIT. All of this may just be posturing by the plaintiffs to force the defendants into settling for high dollars. Take it all with a large grain of salt.
Ugly = Isaiah's Innocent
She must have something on the ball - played basketball for Northwestern, a pretty tough school academically. And they don't just let anyone in who can play.
Wait a minute. TPark did you just call a former Knicks executive a stripper just because she's female?
Check yourself.
damn if isiah is doing this, i wonder what cuban is doing
the only thing that confuses me about this is the fact that this incident took place almost 4 yrs ago. why come forth now and not then? mo'money.. mo'money.. mo'!
I believe the story is that the incidents started happening three years ago. She went through the proper channels internally to report the harassment. It continued. She kept complaining and then 1 1/2 years ago was fired. She filed the lawsuit then, but all the details are coming out now.
I might be wrong, but I think that's how it went.
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