Isiah Thomas and MSG settle sexual harassment suit

The sexual harassment suit against Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden has been settled. Terms of the settlement were not immediately disclosed.“I am extremely pleased that we have reached a settlement,” Anucha Browne Sanders said in a statement. “The jury’s verdict in this case sent a powerful and enduring message that harassment and retaliation at Madison Square Garden will not be tolerated. … It has been a long journey, but I believe that justice has been done.”

The case was supposed to resume this week before U.S. District Judge Gerard E. Lynch, who was set to decide how much Browne Sanders was owed in compensatory damages, a payout that usually involves lost wages and future loss of income. The Knicks also faced the possibility they might be ordered to pay what was likely to be millions of dollars in legal fees.

By settling, the Knicks avoided paying her legal fees, while Brown Sanders gets her money faster and avoids the possibility of having her award reduced on appeal.

Although Browne Sanders had demanded the right to resume working for the Knicks, one of her lawyers, Kevin Mintzer, said she will continue working at the University of Buffalo
as an associate athletic director and senior woman administrator.

Mintzer refused to divulge the amount of the settlement, as did representatives for MSG and Thomas.

“As I have said before, I am completely innocent,” Thomas said. “This decision doesn’t change that. However, this is the best course for Madison Square Garden, and I fully support it.“

“We don’t feel any less strongly than we did throughout the entire episode,” MSG said in a statement. “The outcome was a travesty of justice, and we vehemently disagree with the jury’s decision, however, at the strong request of (the NBA commissioner) and in the interest of focusing on basketball, we can all agree that it is time for us to move on and put this issue behind us.”

LMAO! These cats refuse to admit any guilt whatsoever. Keep on cussin while you cut that check…

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