Isiah Thomas is in a bit of hot water this morning. The legendary basketball star and Knicks president was slapped with lawsuit last night from Anucha Browne Sanders, the team’s former senior vice president of marketing.
She claims that she has been harassed by Thomas, and filed papers against him in Manhattan Federal Court stating that he called her a “bitch” and (we’re sure this is toning it down about 1,000 percent) “asked her to have sex.”
Allegedly, Thomas’ debaucles don’t end there. He’s being accused of cutting deals with hotel concierges to encourage out-of-town players to get plastered at bars and strip clubs the night before day games.
Thomas retaliates by claiming Browne Sanders has been trying to get $6 million from Madison Square Garden, and this suit is an attempt to rake some of that cash in. Hey, when all else fails, file a sexual harassment suit against a black man, right?
If only the West Side Stadium had been built. With all those strip clubs nearby, the Giants could be in the Super Bowl right now.
Knicks’ Thomas in harass suit [Adam Nichols, NYDN]