Stick and stones… Luol Deng Forgives Danny Ferry For Racist Comments Via ESPN Heat forward Luol Deng has forgiven Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry, who is on indefinite leave for making racially insensitive comments about the veteran forward in June. Deng was born in what is now South Sudan in Africa. Deng, speaking at the Heat’s media day, said he recently talked to Ferry and hopes they can make something positive of the situation. “I think one of the hardest things to do as a human being, and it’s something we should do more often, is forgive,” Deng said. “I really do forgive Danny. It’s not something I want to hold onto for the rest of my career or the rest of my life.” Deng said the Hawks were one of the few teams he considered this offseason. In July, Deng signed a two-year, $20 million deal with Miami before the comments became public earlier this month. “I really believe that he’s really sorry for what he said,” Deng said. “And whether it came from him or wherever it came from, the main focus really should be on how we move on going forward. What are we going to do about it?” Luol believes that this incident may just result in something positive for his people. “We could really turn this into a positive thing where people can benefit from,” Deng said. “It’s something we’d like to start, working together with Danny and helping people back home in Africa or working with an organization. Just so that one day we could look back and say this happened and it was something negative, but look at how it turned around and how it became something positive. “I’m not the type of person to hold on and be angry at somebody or be angry at Danny. I don’t think Danny is racist. I really don’t. I really don’t know Danny to describe him as a person. I just know who he is. That’s just what I believe in. I would like to put it behind me and just move forward. But I would really love if I could do something positive out of it.” Luol certainly is a man of high moral character, but could you have forgiven Danny Ferry for that bullisht he said? Image via AP
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No Harm, No Foul: NBA Baller Luol Deng Forgives Hawks GM Danny Ferry For Racist “African” Comments
