A current Suns employee “sued the team” in U.S. District Court in Arizona on Tuesday, “citing allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation.” The lawsuit is the “fourth filed against the Suns by a current or former member of the organization in the past seven months.” Suns’ director of safety, security and risk management Gene Traylor, who joined the team in January 2023, is the plaintiff in the case. He alleges the team “discouraged him from taking protected leave after he was diagnosed with cancer.” In response, the Suns “denounced” Sheree Wright, one of two attorneys representing Traylor (ESPN, 5/15).
Suns sued by employee over discrimination, harassment
