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OT: Former ODU Great in Hot Water
Via Deadspin:
http://deadspin.com/former-atlanta-hawks...-511722847

Bowdler, one of the team's membership relationship consultants, has been slinging Hawks ticket packages on Twitter ever since. Well, until Monday, that is. Bowdler's been silent since. And it might have something to do with the recent tampering fiasco that the Hawks have found themselves in.

On Tuesday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that the Hawks may have violated the NBA's anti-tampering policy—which bars teams from directly or indirectly wooing players who are under contract with other teams—when a letter sent to fans stated that the Hawks were in pursuit of soon-to-be-free-agents Chris Paul and Dwight Howard. From the AJC:

The letter, obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, was sent via email by a member of the ticket-sales department. It was on team letterhead and headlined “Hot New Player news: Chris Paul and Dwight Howard.” It began with the statement: “The buzz around our offseason is more than heating up. With massive cap space, 4 draft picks, and free agency rapidly approaching, we sit in the best position in the NBA. Player interest is skyrocketing as the possibilities of landing Chris Paul & Dwight Howard become more and more of a reality.”
It was, it seems, old Cal Bowdler who sent that letter. A tipster, who received the letter in question via email, sent us this very sad screenshot (screen shot at link)


Hopefully everything clears up for Cal. The rumor on twitter/deadspin is that he will be fired for this as it could end up costing the Hawks some money in tampering fines. Really foolish thing to do
06-06-2013 05:10 PM
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Man, I read about that and was hoping he wasn't involved.
06-06-2013 06:21 PM
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RE: OT: Former ODU Great in Hot Water
ugh! Cal was a good friend of mine back in college and I still keep in touch with him regularly (but mostly during basketball season so I haven't talked to him in a while). sad to hear. looks like just a dumb mistake that he used official ATL letter head. however making a dumb mistake will get you fired.
06-07-2013 08:49 AM
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Oof...that's ugly.
06-07-2013 08:57 AM
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RE: OT: Former ODU Great in Hot Water
Just tryin' to sell those tickets like they wanted him to do.
I'll chalk it up to irrational exuberance.
He's a good guy personally and professionally.
He has done a lot for ODU and his family and for those around him.
He has stood by people when they failed him.
I'll stand by him now.
I'm a fan.
(This post was last modified: 06-07-2013 12:41 PM by MonarchsWon.)
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I actually don't feel like it was that bad.. I know it's against the rules and not in the best taste, but it said that Paul and Howard were "possibilities", nothing more. We'll see what happens, I suppose.
06-07-2013 01:01 PM
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(06-07-2013 01:01 PM)Monarchs Wrote:  I actually don't feel like it was that bad.. I know it's against the rules and not in the best taste, but it said that Paul and Howard were "possibilities", nothing more. We'll see what happens, I suppose.

He was fired Wednesday.
06-07-2013 03:15 PM
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Come back and do the radio with Ted!
06-07-2013 03:26 PM
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We should absolutely welcome Cal back with open arms.
06-07-2013 03:36 PM
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He's a much better color man than Billy Mann
06-07-2013 08:10 PM
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06-11-2013 11:03 AM
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