DALLAS — Former Dallas Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson has ended a lawsuit he filed against the NBA team accusing Mark Cuban's former executive of sexually assaulting his nephew.
Court documents show Nelson filed a nonsuit with prejudice on Thursday last week. That ends the case and means he can't refile the same charges in the future.
Nelson previously alleged that Cuban abruptly fired him in 2021 without an explanation, and that he believed he was fired in retaliation for reporting to Cuban that a high-level Mavericks executive sexually harassed and sexually assaulted a job applicant.
The original lawsuit said Cuban offered Nelson $52 million to take back a wrongful termination claim and then sign a confidentiality statement related to Nelson's claims.
At the time of the initial filing in 2022, Cuban called the allegations false and "a way to get back at us."
Cuban's attitude towards Nelson allegedly changed after discussions around the allegations arose, according to the initial lawsuit, and the Mavs owner gave Nelson "the proverbially cold shoulder."
Cuban fired Nelson in June 2021 after he served as general manager and president of basketball operations for 24 years. In December 2021, Nelson filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge against the Mavericks for firing him as an illegal retaliation -- a position the Mavericks oppose, claiming they fired Nelson for poor job performance, and saying that his charges against the franchise are false.
Dallas Mavericks Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Chief of Staff Erin Finegold White sent the following statement:
"The parties have reached a resolution of their dispute on confidential terms."
Nelson's lawyer, Rogge Dunn, sent the following statement:
"The parties have reached a resolution of their dispute on confidential terms."
