Dr. Hillary Cauthen, a former consulting psychologist for the San Antonio Spurs, and her attorney Tony Buzbee announced on Thursday that they have filed a lawsuit against the team and ex-player Josh Primo over the handling of Cauthen's allegations that Primo exposed himself to her nine times.
Buzbee claimed Cauthen lost her "dream job" because the Spurs "ignored her repeated reports of indecent exposure on the part of Primo."
“The organization I worked for has failed me," Cauthen said. "It took the Spurs 10 months to do the right thing. And that’s too long.”
Buzbee said they also plan to file a criminal complaint against Primo.
Primo, picked 12th overall in the 2021 NBA draft, was suddenly and unexpectedly cut from the team on Oct. 28. No reason was given, though Primo released a statement to ESPN that evening saying he would be focusing on his mental health treatment, and hoped he could eventually "help others who have suffered in a similar way." The next day, ESPN reported Primo had been released because he had allegedly exposed himself to women multiple times.
One of those women was allegedly Cauthen, who said on Thursday that she first notified the Spurs about an incident with Primo in January 2022. However, she claims the Spurs took no action at that time, and she was asked to continue meeting with Primo despite her allegation of indecent exposure. Primo allegedly exposed himself to Cauthen a total of nine times while she continued to report the incidents to the...
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