The NBA and Utah Jazz’s joint investigation didn’t find any evidence to substantiate the claim made by former player Elijah Millsap that he was the target of a racially insensitive comment made by team executive Dennis Lindsey in April 2015, the league said in a statement on Monday.
Millsap made the accusation when he posted on social media on Feb. 24 that Lindsey said “I’ll cut your Black ass and send you back to Louisiana,” during an end-of-season meeting six years ago.
“The investigation was unable to establish that the alleged statement was made,” the NBA said in announcing the findings of the inquiry.
The NBA and the Jazz spoke with Lindsey, who was promoted to Utah’s e…
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