Mark Cuban Admits ‘Horrible Mistake’ for Keeping Mavericks Staffer Despite Domestic Violence Incidents

Mark Cuban has admitted that it was a “horrible mistake” to continue employing a former staffer despite multiple accusations of domestic violence, and the Dallas Mavericks owner said Wednesday that it was entirely his decision.

Mavs.com reporter Earl K. Sneed was fired on Tuesday following the publication of a Sports Illustrated report documenting a “corrosive workplace culture” at the organization — including two accusations of assault against Sneed that his employers failed to act on.

“I want to be clear, I’m not putting the blame on anybody else,” Cuban said, taking responsibility in an interview with ESPN on Wednesday. “It came down to my final decision that I made.”

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According to Sports Illustrated, Sneed pleaded guilty to assaulting a girlfriend in 2012 and was sentenced to community service, mandatory anger management and a $750 fine. The Mavericks didn’t dismiss after the incident, and in 2014, Sneed was accused of hitting his then-girlfriend, a coworker.

Source: YahooNews