Luke Walton, the N.B.A. coach who recently left the Los Angeles Lakers and was hired by the Sacramento Kings, has been sued by a former sports broadcaster who said he sexually assaulted her in a hotel room several years ago. The lawsuit said the assault took place at the Casa del Mar hotel in Santa Monica, where Mr. Walton pinned Ms. Tennant on the bed, forcibly kissed her and groped her, according to the report. The suit said the encounter happened when Mr. Walton was working for the Golden State Warriors, where he was an assistant coach from 2014 to 2016. The paperwork had not yet been processed by the court as of Tuesday morning.

Source: New York Times April 23, 2019 18:44 UTC