Allegations brought on Thomas Ex-Knicks exec says Isiah told dancer to flirt with ref

[RainierBeachPoet]

anyone see this in the rumors section? there was probably a thread on it already, but i was too lazy to look it up.

i will delete this one if i see duplicates

any comments?



Isiah Thomas allegedly (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/06/30/2007-06-30_garden_of_sin_in_suit.html) urged Knicks cheerleader Petra Pope to cozy up to the refs before a game against the Nets in 2004. "What she told me was that Isiah asked her to go into the referees' locker room and make them happy," Browne Sanders testified. "I asked her to tell me what that meant and she said, 'Well, he wanted me to flirt with the referees.'" She said Pope told her she reluctantly did as she was asked. New York Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/06/30/2007-06-30_garden_of_sin_in_suit.html)

But Knicks brass said in a statement that the suit filed by the team's former senior vice president for marketing and business operations was "riddled with fabrications." (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/06/30/2007-06-30_garden_of_sin_in_suit.html) Browne Sanders, 44, was fired "for poor performance and manipulating subordinates for personal gain," the statement said. At one point the Garden was ready to make the case go away with cash, according to court papers. But when Browne Sanders' lawyers asked for $6million in 2005, Garden Chairman Jim Dolan called it "ridiculous" and nixed the payout, the papers said. New York Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/06/30/2007-06-30_garden_of_sin_in_suit.html)

[Real Men Wear Green]

Being GM/Coach is one thing, but GM/Coach/Pimp? That's a lot of responsibility. Thomas needs to delegate. I hear that Zach Randolph has some, um, "experience" with strip clubs and the wrong side of the law. Bring him in.

[Lebron23]

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 12:57PM

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Anucha Browne Sanders, a former Knicks executive, is suing Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden for sex discrimination.
AP




NEW YORK (AP) -- The former Knicks executive who is suing coach 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 documents 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 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.

Sanders said 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.

Marbury, in a January deposition, acknowledged calling Browne Sanders a derogatory name, according to the New York Post.

Sanders also claimed a member of her staff admitted to consensual drunken sex with Marbury after a night at a "gentlemen's club" and said "she did not believe she could say no because of who Marbury is."

Sanders said her decision to inform officials about the encounter led to her being fired, according to the New York Post.

Thomas and Madison Square Garden are listed as the defendants in the lawsuit, which charges them with sex discrimination and retaliation. Marbury is not a defendant in the lawsuit.

Browne Sanders filed the 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.

Madison Square Garden said she was fired because she "failed to fulfill professional responsibilities." MSG said in a statement Saturday that the lawsuit was "riddled with fabrications."

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/2007/basketball/nba/06/30/bc.bkn.knicks.thomassui.ap/index.html


-I was amused with this article. I mean imagine Isiah Thomas telling his cheerleaders to go to Ref Locker room and make them happy.

[RainierBeachPoet]

this is the first time i have been censored here at ish

someone didnt like my original title of the thread:

"cheerleaders, a pope, and special favors with the knicks"

i thought is was pretty clever...

[kentatm]

what the hell is even wrong with that thread title? weak sauce.

[kumquat]

what the hell is even wrong with that thread title? weak sauce.

Jeff must be a catholic

[SupermanOnSteroids]

man that anucha brown sanders looks like danny fortson's twin sister.

[Da KO King]

That's a rough looking broad.

[thenextgreatbigman]

I bet ZBO won't mind cheerleaders flirting with him.

And isn't it the same ***** that said isiah tried to rape her.

[RainierBeachPoet]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/Legend_Stopper/Anucha.jpg

Anucha Browne Sanders, a former Knicks executive, is suing Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden for sex discrimination.

she kinda looks like danny fortson in drag

[HaNdLe ThE RoCk]

That's one ugly ass Bit*h

[Solid Snake]

That girl look like Chris Webber.

[KareemsGoggles]

That girl look like Chris Webber.


My first thought too. How the hell did she even get employed? Probably made a few evaluators happy.

[Lakers Legend#32]

Any bad publicity for Isiah is good publicity.

[Akrazotile]

anyone see this in the rumors section? there was probably a thread on it already, but i was too lazy to look it up.

i will delete this one if i see duplicates




Isiah Thomas allegedly (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/06/30/2007-06-30_garden_of_sin_in_suit.html) urged Knicks cheerleader Petra Pope to cozy up to the refs before a game against the Nets in 2004. "What she told me was that Isiah asked her to go into the referees' locker room and make them happy," Browne Sanders testified. "I asked her to tell me what that meant and she said, 'Well, he wanted me to flirt with the referees.'" She said Pope told her she reluctantly did as she was asked. New York Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/06/30/2007-06-30_garden_of_sin_in_suit.html)

But Knicks brass said in a statement that the suit filed by the team's former senior vice president for marketing and business operations was "riddled with fabrications." (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/06/30/2007-06-30_garden_of_sin_in_suit.html) Browne Sanders, 44, was fired "for poor performance and manipulating subordinates for personal gain," the statement said. At one point the Garden was ready to make the case go away with cash, according to court papers. But when Browne Sanders' lawyers asked for $6million in 2005, Garden Chairman Jim Dolan called it "ridiculous" and nixed the payout, the papers said. New York Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/06/30/2007-06-30_garden_of_sin_in_suit.html)


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