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Ex-Mavs GM Donnie Nelson sues team, alleges he was fired for reporting sexual assault; franchise denies claims

Ex-Mavs GM Donnie Nelson sues team, alleges he was fired for reporting sexual assault; Mark Cuban denies it

Former Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson has sued the team, alleging that he was fired because he had reported sexual assault and harassment, per ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr.

The lawsuit alleges that Jason Lutin, Mark Cuban’s chief of staff, sexually assaulted Nelson’s nephew at NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago in 2020.

From ESPN: 

Nelson, in his lawsuit filed in Dallas County court, says Jason Lutin, described in the lawsuit as Cuban’s “right-hand man” and who still works for the team, assaulted and harassed his nephew in a hotel room during the 2020 All-Star Weekend in Chicago. The nephew, a man in his 20s who is not identified in the lawsuit, had been invited by Lutin to his hotel room, the lawsuit says.

Regarding the alleged sexual assault by Lutin during All-Star Weekend, the lawsuit says that Nelson asked Lutin if he would visit with his nephew about job possibilities with the Mavericks and in…

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