The NBA created a new, confidential hotline for team and league employees to address concerns about improper conduct and harassment around the league, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
NBA creates confidential hotline for team employees in wake of Mavs report
Employees can call the hotline to report any misconduct within an organization.
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The league sent out a memo about the hotline in the aftermath of a scathing report from Sports Illustrated on the Dallas Mavericks and complaints about sexual harassment and abuse within the organization’s workplace.
The report outlined sexual harassment allegations against former team CEO Terdema Ussery and a history of domestic abuse from former Mavs.com writer Earl Sneed. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he was aware of Sneed’s history but said he was unaware of any accusations regarding Ussery.
The memo also includes existing initiatives within the NBA.
The rest of the memo outlined existing initiatives within the NBA on issues surrounding the league’s “Respect in the Workplace Policy,” including the NBA’s plan to “conduct a series of mandatory, small-group discussions facilitated by outside experts to ensure that we all have a full understanding of issues related to sexual harassment and expectations for how we should behave in the workplace.”
The hotline will be instituted next week, according to the report.
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