Clippers consulted female employees before deciding to sign Josh Primo
LA TimesThe Clippers are planning to sign former San Antonio Spurs draft pick Josh Primo, who was suspended by the NBA on Friday for exposing himself to women, to a two-way contract. On the same day the NBA suspended Josh Primo four games following a league investigation that determined he “engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women,” the Clippers signed the 20-year-old combo guard, with a team official saying the Clippers felt comfortable with signing Primo following months of meeting with him and hearing from specialists who had evaluated him. Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations, told The Times the decision to sign Primo was preceded by “a great deal of conversation with people throughout the organization.” Female employees who interact most frequently with players were consulted on the decision, he said. “We’ve had specialists who we consult with who’ve evaluated Josh, and the reason why we’re moving forward is, based on their confidence level after the evaluations and what he’s doing currently, they feel he can be a positive contributor to the organization moving forward.” The specialists who evaluated Primo worked in mental-health fields, Frank said.
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