Atlanta Hawks chief Wes Wilcox sorry for racial comment

National Basketball Association side Atlanta Hawks general manager Wes Wilcox has apologised for a racially insensitive comment he made at a recent meeting with season-ticket holders

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Atlanta: National Basketball Association side Atlanta Hawks general manager Wes Wilcox has apologised for a racially insensitive comment he made at a recent meeting with season-ticket holders.

Wilcox issued a statement in response to a US media report that he made an insensitive comment that offended season ticket holder Clarenton Crawford, who is black, and his wife during a question-and-answer session in December.

"At an early December chalk talk, I made a self-deprecating comment at my own expense regarding my family, which is multi-racial. This joke offended Mr Crawford and his wife and for that, I apologise," read the statement from Wilcox, who is white.

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