▁the ▁target ▁of ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁game ▁operations ▁season ▁tick ets ▁would ▁not ▁sell . ▁When ▁pressed ▁for ▁answers ▁no ▁one ▁would ▁not ▁give ▁Le vens on ▁any ▁further ▁assistance ▁fig uring ▁out ▁the ▁issue . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁he ▁noticed ▁ 7 0 % ▁black ▁at ten de es ▁at ▁games , ▁black ▁cheer le aders ▁at ▁the ▁games , ▁the ▁music ▁was ▁hip - h op , ▁customers ▁at ▁the ▁ar ena ▁bars ▁were ▁ 9 0 % ▁black , ▁few ▁f athers ▁and ▁sons , ▁and ▁the ▁concert s ▁after ▁games ▁were ▁either ▁hip - h op ▁or ▁g ospel . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁email ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁staff ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁revealed ▁until ▁in ▁an ▁investigation ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁incident ▁that ▁included ▁rac ist ▁remarks ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁Lu ol ▁D eng ▁( a ▁British ▁NBA ▁player ▁born ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁South ▁Sud an ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁D anny ▁Fer ry ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks ▁franch ise . ▁In ▁a ▁sc out ing ▁report ▁on ▁Lu ol ▁D eng ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁D eng ▁displayed ▁good ▁tra its ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁but ▁despite ▁seems ▁like ▁a ▁good ▁person ▁he ' s ▁an ▁African . ▁Fer ry ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁compare ▁D eng ▁to ▁" A fr ican ▁store ▁front ▁that ▁looks ▁great ▁but ▁there ' s ▁black ▁market ▁section ▁in ▁the ▁back ". ▁ ▁These ▁problem atic ▁statements ▁by ▁both ▁D anny ▁Fer ry