NBA GM’s Forming Association To Support Executives Amid Investigation
NBA general managers are working to form a professional association that would collectively support executives with access to legal defense funds. These steps originated in March and started before the investigation into Portland Trail Blazers president of basketball operations, Neil Olshey, and that situation has further convinced front-office executives of the need for such an association. Portland’s internal probe has stoked fears that organizations can make decisions to fire top basketball executives for any number of traditional reasons, such as team performance, personality conflicts, di...