Hawks’ owner Bruce Levenson to sell interest in team

Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson said Sunday he is selling his controlling interest in the team, in part due to an inflammatory email he said he wrote in an attempt “to bridge Atlanta’s racial sports divide.”

Levenson said he regrets the email sent two years ago as “inappropriate and offensive.” He says sent the email due to his concerns about low attendance and a need to attract suburban whites.

Associated Press