I was about to include Eddy Curry on my list of the 10 players most likely to be traded by the Feb. 19 deadline. Look for the column Tuesday, but don't look for Curry's name in it. Not after he was hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit Monday in court papers that go into graphic detail about abuses Curry allegedly perpetrated against his former male driver.
The court papers and news story in the New York Post are so sensational and disturbing -- complete with allegations Curry solicited sexual favors from the driver and bombarded him with racial slurs -- that I'm not even comfortable linking to it. I'm sure you'll find the story if you want to. But suffice it to say that Curry now has more problems than playing only two minutes, 38 seconds all season because he was out of shape and dealing with a knee injury.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also alleges that Curry threatened the driver, David Kuchinsky, with a loaded gun on at least two occasions. Curry's attorney, Kelly Saindon, denied all the allegations and told the Post they are "absolutely untrue." Leon Rose, Curry's agent, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night. Curry, who was inactive for the Knicks' game in New Orleans Monday night, declined comment before the game.
Though the cases are entirely unrelated, parallels will be drawn between the allegations against Curry and the sexual harassment case brought by former executive Anucha Browne Sanders against Madison Square Garden in 2007. That lawsuit, which centered around the conduct of former Knicks coach and president Isiah Thomas, resulted in a guilty verdict. Browne Sanders received an $11.5 million settlement.
UPDATE: I can link you to the Curry stories in The New York Times and Newsday, because they have all the information without the lewd details and offensive language; the Newsday story has a lengthy, vigorous defense from Curry after the Knicks upset the Hornets 101-95 Monday night in New Orleans.
