Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin joined Dukes & Bell to talk about the NBA suspending the season due to the Coronavirus outbreak and how Tony Ressler advised the team to handle hourly employees who will be affected by suspension of the league.
Koonin told the guys the mandate given to him by owner Tony Ressler on the employees getting paid despite being able to work.
“I am so proud to work for Tony Ressler,” Koonin said. “Because before he said one word, he looked at me and said our employees will all be paid... part-time, full-time they will all be paid. You could just see the fear in peoples faces last night, and I pulled them aside and said you have my personal word you’re not going to see a difference.”
