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Mark Cuban to Donate $10 Million to Women’s Groups After Dallas Mavericks Probe

The report found that the team’s former CEO displayed “improper workplace conduct” toward 15 female employees.

Mark Cuban will donate $10 million to organizations that promote female leadership in the sports industry and combat domestic violence after an investigation found evidence of misconduct within the Dallas Mavericks. The independent probe revealed that the team’s former CEO, Terdema Ussery, harassed 15 female employees, with behavior including “inappropriate comments, touching, and forcible kissing.” While investigators found “no evidence” that indicated Cuban was aware of Ussery’s behavior, Cuban has acknowledged that he is “ultimately responsible” for the behavior of his employees. The report also alleges that a former ticket-sales employee, Chris Hyde, made “inappropriate comments to women of a sexual nature,” and that former Mavs.com reporter Earl Sneed committed two acts of domestic violence—including one involving a team employee. The report claims Mavs executive leadership made “significant” errors in allowing Sneed and Hyde to remain employed. The investigation involved interviews with 215 former and current employees and a review of 1.6 million documents. The report comes after a Sports Illustrated investigation was published earlier this year that characterized the Mavericks as having a “corrosive workplace culture.”