The Phoenix Suns issued a scathing denial on Tuesday in response to a claim that CEO Josh Bartelstein had an affair with former Mercury player Sophie Cunningham.
The Suns issued the denial in a statement from communications executive Stacey Mitch in response to a lawsuit filed by former Suns security director Gene Traylor.
"The recent reports concerning Josh Bartelstein and Sophie Cunningham are entirely false and morally reprehensible,” the statement reads. “Let’s absolutely be clear about the origins of these claims.”
Traylor, a current employee of the Suns, sued the team last week, alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation.