NBA DEI Chief Officer Lesley Slaton notified her colleagues in an email Wednesday that she had resigned. To adweek.
Brown joined the NBA in 2023 as DEI's Chief Executive. Before that, she was the Chief DEI Head of HP since 2015.
Adweek reported that the league will hire a replacement.
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Basketball on the court next to the NBA logo during a break in the first half of the game in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
“The value of diversity and inclusion will remain central to the cultures of the NBA, WNBA and other leagues and will remain central to our business and workplace,” the email said.
Other American sports organizations have taken steps to distance themselves from the DEI.
MLB has completely removed the “diversity” reference from its career page.
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Basketball during a game between the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers at Little Caesar Arena in Detroit, November 27, 2022. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
General Services Bureau Changes announced in February to federal acquisition restrictions aimed at reconciliation of Melito and aligning with the president's executive order aimed at ending discrimination in the public and private sectors. The move reverses previous Biden administration executive orders that required DEIs to be considered when considering contract proposals.
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The NBA logo during the preseason game between the New Orleans Pelican and the Atlanta Hawks took place on October 14, 2022 at the Legacy Arena Center in Birmingham, Alabama. (Mercedes Oliver/nbae)
Under Trump, related languages Dei's Principles It has also been removed from federal acquisitions, contracts, grants, or financial aid procedures.
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