Former Missouri women’s basketball star Sophie Cunningham has denied a claim in a lawsuit filed against the Phoenix Mercury that team CEO Josh Bartelstein was involved in an affair with the Columbia local while she played for the Phoenix Mercury.
Cunningham called the claim in the lawsuit “false accusations” in a statement posted to her X account Wednesday.
In a lawsuit filed by former Suns security director Gene Traylor against the team alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation, per news first reported by ESPN, Cunningham’s name is mentioned although she is not the focus of the suit.
In reporting from Front Office Sports, the lawsuit claims that the Suns attempted to get rid of Traylor through Cornelius Craig, who was hired as the vice president of security and risk management. In the lawsuit, there are claims that Craig acted erratically, including telling people about an alleged affair between Cunningham, a former Phoenix Mercury player, and Bartlestein.
According to the Indianapolis Star, which obtained a copy of the lawsuit, “Traylor alleges (Craig) was telling others that “Josh Bartelstein is (expletive)ing Sophie Cunningham.”
The Suns released a statement Tuesday through communications executive Stacey Mitch denying the allegations as “entirely false and morally reprehensible.”
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