▁of ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders ▁refused ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁stad ium ▁that ▁had ▁seg reg ated ▁se ating . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁J ets ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁stad ium . ▁ ▁M asc ot ▁controvers ies ▁▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁names ▁and ▁imag ery ▁for ▁sport ▁mas c ots ▁or ▁in ▁franch ise ▁memor abil ia ▁is ▁an ▁issue ▁of ▁on going ▁discussion ▁and ▁controvers y ▁in ▁American ▁sports , ▁as ▁some ▁Native ▁American ▁represent atives ▁have ▁object ed ▁to ▁such ▁use ▁without ▁explicit ▁neg ot iation ▁and ▁permission . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁within ▁The ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks ▁ ▁The ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks ▁has ▁had ▁multiple ▁cases ▁where ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁issue ▁with ▁the ▁organization . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Bruce ▁Le vens on , ▁majority ▁ownership ▁holder ▁in ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks ▁NBA ▁franch ise , ▁gave ▁an ▁evaluation ▁in ▁an ▁email ▁to ▁other ▁administration ▁on ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks ▁game ▁operations . ▁In ▁the ▁email , ▁Le vens on ▁states ▁originally ▁that ▁game ▁operations ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁concern ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁season ▁ticket ▁base ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁dem ograph ics ▁of ▁attend ants ▁at ▁games ▁and ▁those ▁involved ▁with ▁game ▁operations . ▁Le vens on ▁claims ▁he ▁was ▁told ▁because ▁white ▁males ▁around ▁ 3 5 - 5 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁corpor ations ▁are ▁not