“At least what was reported directly to me and through the organization is that it was a complete sea change in culture on the business side with the Mavericks, that Cynthia Marshall was getting the highest possible grades, along with the new senior management team that she brought in,” Silver said. “I think many employees, longtime employees there, felt somewhat liberated, while some felt still, honestly, a bit scarred. That they thought systems, most importantly, had been put in place … to ensure that they don’t end up happening ever again in a situation like that.”
Commissioner Adam Silver said the Mavericks have made significant progress in reforming their front office since an embarrassing workplace misconduct scandal was made public last year, writes Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News.
Silver traveled to Dallas on February 6 to assess the current state of the organization. He spoke with almost every team employee in an effort to see whether the reforms that were installed have made a difference.
“I got a report directly from Cynthia and from Kathy,” Silver said. “Mark is absolutely meeting his commitment and has told me he’s doing far more than that. That is his personal decision and not something he’s seeking publicity around, so I won’t talk more about that.”
In addition to changes in Dallas, Silver said the incident inspired the other NBA teams to assess their management practices to make sure the league never has to deal with another scandal of this type.
Cuban is a good dude, yet people hate him. Wish we owned the teams, closer to where I live. #BaltimoreOrioles
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I still think it was made a way bigger deal than it was. There was a guy who made some inappropriate comments in the workplace. Whoa!! This whole thing is stupid. Cuban is class,as always.
Ya, I don’t agree. Stupidity is never ok in the workplace, but the Mavericks went far beyond stupid. For nearly 20 years, multiple staff members harassed female employees without consequence. One guy was so bad (domestic violence convictions) the HR manager recommended termination, and no one did anything. Another guy had a used condom in his pocket that fell on the floor in front of a woman he was harassing.
This is generally stupid, unacceptable stuff. It needed to be handled seriously, and I’m glad it was. The NBA needs to set the standard.
Not just a guy making comments.
President of Social Responsibility? What a joke.
Once again proving the validity of your name…..
If nobody was punished, nothing changed. It sounds like all the other teams will be punished instead with unnecessary scrutiny and assumption of blame.
There were guilty parties in Dallas. They are to blame. Men everywhere is not the guilty party.