Brad Stevens, getting emotional: "We have a lot of talented women in our organization and yesterday was really hard on them. Nobody can control twitter speculation, rampant bullshit." #Celtics
Stevens con'td: "we have a responsibility to make sure we are there to support them"
Stevens says there was messaging, and meetings to make sure female employees felt supported - says they will ensure they are there with support for a while. "Yesterday was unfair to them."
Stevens won't talk about the parameters of Udoka's suspension: "I'm not getting into the specifics of how we're moving forward with that."
Grousbeck asked if anyone else in the organization, including the woman involved, will be subject to penalty: "Nobody else is facing penalty or reprimand"
Q: Are you confident this incident doesn't signal a larger cultural issue? Grousbeck: "We go to appropriate lengths to run the org with the core value of respect & freedom in the workplace from harassment or any unwelcome attention." Says this feels like "one of a kind" situation
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Brett Favre’s welfare scandal now also includes the former QB floating the possibility of using Mississippi prison labor to manufacture volleyball lockers
Brian Flores' class action lawsuit against the NFL - he is being represented by the same firm that represented Harvey Weinstein victims and former Fox News employees in their discrimination cases wigdorlaw.com/wp-content/upl…
Reminder: the *threat* of litigation helped create the Rooney Rule 20 years ago. Brian Flores has now filed a lawsuit that may produce a more consequential outcome than the Rooney Rule.
Flores says he understands he is risking his career, but says the need for change is bigger than him (via @DDuggan21)
Bears chairman George McCaskey starts out press conference introducing the team’s new GM and head coach: “In 14 days we interviewed 13 GM candidates and 10 head coaching candidates.” Calls Poles & Eberflus: “tough…gritty …smart… opportunistic…winners.”
Ryan Poles to McCaskey: "I still can't get over the fact that you met me at baggage claim... that told me everything I needed to know about you and this franchise."
Matt Eberflus breaks the silence in the media room as he gets seated: “No applause, huh?”