Dennis Lindsey, executive vice president of basketball at Utah Jazz, denied allegations on Wednesday for making bigoted comments during an exit interview for former player Elijah Millsap in 2015.
While Millsap posted a series of posts on Twitter on Wednesday about how bigotry is “still very present” and is a problem that needs to be addressed, he claimed Lindsey made “bigot comments” in my Exit interview while he was talking to Q. Snyder, “If you say another word, I’ll cut your black ass and send you back to Louisiana. “
Lindsey said in a statement to Deseret News about the claim, “I categorically deny making this statement.”
Jazz coach Quin Snyder said Wednesday he had no recollection of that conversation.
“I can’t imagine Dennis saying something like that,” Snyder told reporters after Wednesday’s game.
Millsap averaged 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 67 games over the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. He is the younger brother of Paul Millsap, who played his first seven NBA seasons in Utah before leaving after the 2012/13 season.
