According to Sports Illustrated, Ussery had been accused of inappropriate behavior as early as 1998. In a statement provided to Sports Illustrated, Ussery said he was not aware of any sexual harassment complaints against him. The initial report says that none of Ussery’s accusers claim that Cuban contributed to the inappropriate behavior, though some expressed doubts that he was unaware of the issues. The Mavericks’ statement said that Sneed had misled the organization about the domestic violence episodes and that he had been terminated. “Such behavior is completely unacceptable and we will closely monitor the independent investigation into this matter.”No timetable was provided, but the Mavericks said in the team’s statement that they would have no further comment until the investigation had been completed.

Source: New York Times February 21, 2018 07:18 UTC