Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Have Hostile Work Environment Filled With Sexual Misconduct A bombshell report from Sports Illustrated details years of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior. Part of the article focuses on the team’s former CEO Terdema Ussery, who is accused of repeatedly requesting sexual favors from employees before he left in 2015. The article also says that Earl Sneed, a beat writer for the team’s website, exhibited violent behavior towards women on more than one occasion. Sneed was even arrested and charged with domestic assault in 2011 but was allowed to remain with the team when charges were dropped. Mavericks’ Human Resources director Buddy Pittman is also featured in the article for reportedly covering up multiple sexual misconduct charges. Dallas Mavericks said in a statement The NBA said in a statement The NBA said in a statement