ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli, ðə lˈiːɡ sˈɛɾəld wɪð hˈɔːkɪnz baɪ pˈeɪɪŋ hˌɪm ɐ sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌv dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn.θɹˈiː mˈɪliən ænd ɐsˈaɪnɪŋ hˌɪm tə ðə fˈiːnɪks sˈʌnz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, ɪfˈɛktɪvli ɹᵻmˈuːvɪŋ hɪz pˈɜːmənənt bˈæn.
Eventually, the league settled with Hawkins by paying him a settlement of $1.3 million and assigning him to the Phoenix Suns in 1969, effectively removing his permanent ban.