The Jig is Up, Isiah!

For the past few weeks, America has been watching the controversy of this sexual harassment lawsuit that Anucha Browne Sanders filed against former-boss Isiah Thomas(Knick's coach). This was not exactly an open-and-shut case, but I find Thomas to be very foolish for his cockiness and confidence during the beginning of the trial. Early on, he was noted to be very calm, cool and collected going into trial. Even smiling and schmoozing for the cameras! I guess no one in his camp is laughing anymore....


Browne-Sanders claimed that she endured emotional abuse during her stint with Thomas. She claimed that he called her "bitch" and got in her face and no one did anything. In fact, during this trial, a lot of information about the tomfoolery of the Knick's came out. According to plaintiff's lawyers, in the Knicks' world Thomas could address Browne Sanders as "bitch" and "ho" and get away with it; star guard Stephon Marbury could bed an intern and still be coddled by Thomas; upper management could draw up rules against sexual harassment and fail to enforce them. In the end, Anucha is laughing all the way to the bank... Ok????!




The defense didn't seem to be doing a very good job. One of their angles was that Browne-Sanders was totally capable of enduring the "sports" type of male-driven environment. They tried to paint a picture of a physically-imposing woman who most likely provoked any conflict or confrontation. One defense attorney went as far as to say: "I mean look at her, she's a tall woman. With heels on she is clearly larger than Isiah". Hmmmmmm. Wow.... Go back to law school my dude. Geez! Anyway, if that wasn't bad enough, Garden CEO James Dolan took the witness stand and repped MSG like only a true buffoon could. Jurors were shown a videotaped deposition in which Dolan, wearing a black T-shirt and slouched in his chair, portrayed Browne Sanders (once a rising star in the organization)as an incompetent malcontent who offended him by demanding a $6 million severance package. He personally made the decision to can her from her $260,000-a-year job without consulting a lawyer, he said.
On the witness stand, Dolan's testimony could have left the impression he had a lax attitude about vulgarities: Asked if he had ever heard Thomas curse, he replied, "I'm sure I have." Asked if he would admonish Thomas if he heard him call the plantiff "bitch," he responded, "Possibly." Wooooow people. We've GOT to do better....