ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks cancelled a scheduled meeting between their CEO and city civil rights leaders Wednesday, prompting one of the groups leaders to say his community was greatly offended. Air Max 720 In Offerta . The Rev. Markel Hutchins said the meeting with CEO Steve Koonin was called off at the last minute. He later said he received a call from Hawks spokesman Garin Narain on Tuesday night asking the appointment be postponed. Hutchins said he needed to hear that request from Koonin, and because Koonin didnt personally cancel the meeting, the group of 12 civil rights leaders showed up as planned. When they entered Philips Arena and were told there would be no meeting, Hutchins and the other leaders said they were insulted. The entire civil rights community, locally and nationally, have been offended, the likes of which we have not seen in this community in decades, Hutchins said. The group asked for the meeting to discuss what Hutchins said was the Hawks disrespect for people of colour. The request followed racially charged comments by Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson and general manager Danny Ferry. In a statement Wednesday, the Hawks asked for patience from the community and said they want to reschedule the meeting. Koonin postponed todays meeting last night, the Hawks statement said. This conversation is a priority for us. We are committed to having this meeting and will work with community leaders to reschedule as soon as possible. We ask our community to work with us, be patient with us, and help us heal. The Hawks did not say why the meeting was cancelled. Levenson said Sunday he will sell his majority share of the team. Koonin said Tuesday Ferry has been punished but wont be fired. Hutchins said when he arranged the meeting with Koonin on Monday night, he made it clear the group wanted Ferry to lose his job. Perhaps one of the reasons why they cancelled the meeting is we made it very clear we were going to demand in our conversations that Danny Ferry be fired or resign, Hutchins said. There is no way that a man who uses the kind of language and holds the kind of sentiments that he does should be the general manager of the basketball team in the home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the cradle of the civil rights movement. Others also have called for Ferry to be fired. Former NBA great Magic Johnson said late Tuesday on his Twitter feed Atlanta Hawks GM Danny Ferry should step down after making racist statements about NBA player Luol Deng. Deng and Ferry are former Duke players under Mike Krzyzewski, who is coaching the U.S. team at the World Cup. Krzyzewski said he couldnt comment on the controversy involving his former players because he hasnt followed the news. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, serving as an assistant on the U.S. team, defended Deng on Wednesday. Ive never been around a better person, Thibodeau said. Hes not only a great basketball player, hes an even better person. Ill stand by Luol any day. Hes good. Hes done a lot of great things in the community. Hes a great human being. Hes a very humble guy. He has a lot of integrity. I cant say enough good things about him. ... It was a privilege for me to be his coach. Thibodeau said he cant imagine why Ferry made the statements. Ferry made inflammatory comments about Deng in a conference call with the Hawks ownership group in June when the team pursued Deng as a free agent. Ferry described Deng as someone who has a little African in him. Deng, who was born in what is now South Sudan, now plays for the Miami Heat. He responded to Ferrys comment on Tuesday by saying, Im proud to say I actually have a lot of African in me, not just a little. A letter from co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. to Levenson recommended that Ferry resign or be fired. Gearon said Ferry made that description of Deng to the teams ownership group. Gearons June 12 letter to Levenson said Ferry went on to say, Not in a bad way, but hes like a guy who would have a nice store out front and sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back. Added Gearon: Ferry completed the racial slur by describing the player (and impliedly all persons of African descent) as a two-faced liar and cheat. Air Max 1 Scontate . There was little fanfare, though, when the Yankees captain was taken out of his final regular-season Subway Series game in the eighth inning. Jeter watched the last four outs from the bench, pulled off the field during a double switch Thursday night as the Yankees held off the Mets 1-0. Scarpe Air Max 97 Scontate . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.airmaxitaliascarpe.it/scarpe-air-max-270-scontate.html . FIFA said the suspension was requested by ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia, making Beckenbauer the first person to be punished as a result of the case. Beckenbauer refused "repeated requests for his assistance, including requests that he provide information during an in-person interview or in response to written questions provided in both English and German," FIFA said in a statement.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Brooklyn Nets will put the finishing touches on a three-game western jaunt Saturday against the Utah Jazz. The Nets defeated the Sacramento Kings to open the trek on Wednesday, then suffered a 123-84 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday night. Mason Plumlee led the Nets with 16 points and Jerome Jordan provided 11 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for his first career double-double. Darius Morris scored 11 points in a reserve role for Brooklyn, which trailed 70-37 at halftime and shot 37.5 percent from the field. Glad its over, Nets coach Lionel Hollins said. We have to compete and play together. Give them some credit for some of our problems. Nets forward Mirza Teletovic was taken to a local Los Angeles hospital at halftime with blood clots in his lungs and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Brooklyn, which has held 10 of the past 14 opponents under 100 points, has dropped nine of its last 11 games and is 10-11 on the road. The Nets will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. The Jazz will play their next four games in Salt Lake City versus Brooklyn, Boston, LA Clippers and Golden State, and are 7--12 at home. Air Max Scontate Donne. Utah went 1-2 on a recent road trip, which culminated with Thursdays 101-99 triumph at Milwaukee. Gordon Hayward led all scorers with 24 points in addition to six rebounds, six assists and two steals. Hayward had 13 points in the fourth quarter alone. Enes Kanter had 23 points and 16 rebounds, while rookie Dante Exum added a season-best 15 points. We played with a pass more tonight than we have recently. And its not an accident in my mind that we made more (3-pointers), because those passes and the ball movement take some pressure off our shooters. If theres one thing Im most pleased with tonight, thats it, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. Jazz forward Derrick Favors was not with the team due to personal reasons and is questionable Saturday. Favors is posting 15.9 points and 8.6 rebounds. The Jazz are 2-5 in their previous seven games and 8-12 against teams from the Eastern Conference (2-6 at home). Utah and Brooklyn will play the first of two matchups and are scheduled to meet again March 8 at Barclays Center. The Nets took both games against the Jazz last season after losing the previous four contests in this series. ' ' '