Trail Blazers hire law firm to look into claims of workplace misconduct by president Neil Olshey
The Portland Trail Blazers have hired an independent investigator to probe president of basketball operations Neil Olshey after allegations of workplace misconduct.
The team announced Saturday that it hired law firm O'Melveny & Meyers to "conduct a fair and independent review" after Yahoo! Sports reported that Olshey had created a hostile work environment, to include intimidation of staff and bullying.
"While we cannot comment on this pending matter, we are committed to continuing to build an organization that positively impacts our colleagues, communities and the world in which we live and play," the team said in a statement.
According to the report, there were concerns raised with how the team handled a situation when video coordinator Zach Cooper died at the age of 32 in April 2020. Also employees complained about Olshey's treatment of staff over the past several years.
The 56-year-old Olshey has been in charge of the team's basketball operations since 2015 after coming to the Blazers in 2012, Before working with Portland, he spent almost a decade with the Los Angeles Clippers.