The Dallas Mavericks attempted to soften the blow with a statement, but Sports Illustrated dropped the hammer about an hour later with a truly horrifying look into the Mavericks terrible and toxic workplace environment.
It was a very detailed and tough read. The biggest takeaways are the rampant sexual harassment by former Mavericks CEO Terdema Ussery, inaction from the Mavericks Human Resources department and a Mavs.com employee who was arrested for domestic abuse and still employed with the team afterward, despite allegations that more abuse occurred.
Ussery joined the Mavericks as CEO in 1997 and according to the story, was accused of sexual harassment in the summer of 1998.