Isiah Thomas should thank God for O.J. Simpson, who has managed to take the spotlight away from Isiah's abysmal sexual harassment trial with his own brand of crazy.
In The Zeke Trial, Day 3 (click here for Day 1 and here for Day 2), videotaped testimony from several depositions was played in court, including testimony from Isiah, one witness and the plaintiff, Anucha Browne Sanders. Browne Sanders also withstood some apparently intensive cross-examination. Choice morsels from today include:
- Isiah said during his deposition that it's more offensive for a white man to call a black woman a b*tch than for a black man to do it. While he claims he may have sworn around her, he says he never swore or cursed at Anucha Browne Sanders (the plaintiff)
- Testimony from Robert Levy, "an employment lawyer and a Knicks' season-ticket holder," who testified that he saw Isiah put his arm around him and remark that "it was distracting working with someone easy on the eyes." Umm. First off, why is a season-ticket holder who saw an open practice one of your main witnesses on the conduct of your employer? Second, this guy is probably a disgruntled fan. Third, I don't believe Isiah said this. That's all I'm saying.
- Browne Sanders testified that Isiah called her names during business meetings, and defended herself against claims that she was fired for poor performance. The defense has alleged that she started making claims of sexual harassment when she felt that her job was slipping away from her. She admitted that she didn't report any issues about Isiah's cursing.
- The judge in the case has asked the lawyers to speed it up, and jurors have been spotted nodding off. Not a good sign for the plaintiff.
Well, this is looking more and more like a tough case for Browne Sanders to win. But according to this Sports Illustrated writer, Isiah and the Knicks are on the ropes. I don't know. I still cannot tell why she was fired, so I need to see a few more days of testimony, but so far, Zeke's job is probably safe - for now. Sorry, Knicks fans.
1 comment:
Isiah is great for the sport all the way around. His accomplishments as player, coach,& gm(you'll see soon enough) make him a roll model for for all urban players to admire. It would be ashame if an incident like this tarnished his legacy. "F@#k That B@#ch"!
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