From: Ike Groff To: 'Lesley Groff' Subject: RE: NBA Union Boss Should Be Fired Over Conflicts, Ex-Treasur Pat Garrity says. Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:46:46 +0000 Not sure he was talking about the interview but talking about billy hunter for sure Original Message From: Lesley Groff [ Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 3:46 PM To: Ike Groff Subject: Re: NBA Union Boss Should Be Fired Over Conflicts, Ex-Treasur Pat Garrity says. wow, that is what he was talking about on friday..right? his interview On Feb 5, 2013, at 3:35 PM, Ike Groff wrote: > • 1(BSP) NBA Union Boss Should Be Fired Over Conflicts, Ex-Treasur er Says > + > • NBA Union Boss Should Be Fired Over Conflicts, Ex-Treasurer Says > 2013-02-05 14:01:17.928 GMT > • By Scott Soshnick • Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Pat Garrity, a former National Basketball Association players' union treasurer who was ignored four years ago when he questioned the organization's business practices, says it's hard to see how Executive Director Billy Hunter will keep his job. • A report released on Jan. 17 by the New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton S Garrison said Hunter placed personal interests ahead of the association, mismanaged conflicts of interest and failed to disclose that his 63 million-a-year contract wasn't properly ratified. • "If this was any CEO of a decent-sized organization, would they be able to survive this?" Garrity, who graduated from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business after leaving the NBA in 2008, said in a telephone interview. "I just don't see how they would." • Hunter, 70, was placed on indefinite leave by the union's executive committee last week. Players probably will vote on whether to keep Hunter, a former federal prosecutor who has led the association since 1996, during the Feb. 15-17 All-Star weekend in Houston. • Garrity said he's gratified that his concerns are finally being addressed. • "Four years ago, there was enough stuff to raise questions ab