Jury Verdict in Isiah Thomas Harassment Case

The New York Times is reporting that a jury has found that Knicks coach Isiah Thomas

sexually harassed a former marketing executive and that Madison Square Garden fired her in retaliation for complaining that Thomas had made unwanted advances toward her and had subjected her to verbal insults. 

The jury, in federal district court in Manhattan, also ruled that the former executive, Anucha Browne Sanders, is entitled to damages from the Garden. The judge directed the jurors to return today to begin hearing arguments about how much the Garden will have to pay her in punitive damages. They will decide on compensatory damages later. Browne Sanders is seeking $10 million.

Jurors could not, however, decide whether Browne Sanders should be paid damages by Thomas, so on that matter, the judge ruled a mistrial, a partial victory for the coach.

Thomas says: "I am very innocent."

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