an independent investigation reported that Ferry's actions were not motivated by racism. According to UPI, "[the] investigation, which included 19 witness interviews and reviewed the contents of more than 24,000 emails, made clear that the offensive language was not Ferry's and none of Ferry's remarks or behavior during the call were motivated by racial or ethnic animus, or by a person's country of origin. To the contrary, the investigation found Ferry shared his own opinion of Deng, recommended him both personally and professionally and ultimately tried to sign him to the team." Following the release of the investigation results, Ferry reached a buyout agreement with the Hawks. Ferry became a special advisor to the general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans in June 2016. After the firing of general manager Dell Demps on February 15, 2019, Ferry was named the team's interim general manager. He held the role for the rest of the season before being removed from his position on April 17 with the hiring of David Griffin as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. Ferry's position was then held by Trajan Langdon, effective on May 19. See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds References External links NBA Draft Busts – No. 10 1966 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks executives Basketball players from Maryland Cleveland Cavaliers executives Cleveland Cavaliers players DeMatha Catholic High School alumni Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players Los Angeles Clippers draft picks McDonald's High School All-Americans Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade National Basketball Association general managers New Orleans Pelicans executives Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) People from Hyattsville, Maryland Power forwards (basketball) San Antonio Spurs executives San Antonio Spurs players Small forwards Sportspeople from Shaker Heights, Ohio Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade silver medalists for the United States