Lesley Slaton, NBAS Chef DEI officer, informed colleagues in an e -mail on Wednesday that she will step down, according to AdWeek.
Brown joined the NBA as Chief Dei Officer in 2023. Before that, she was chief DEI officer at HP since 2015.
Adweek reported that the league will hire a replacement.
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A basketball on the field next to an NBA logo during a break in the first half of a game in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
“The values of diversity and inclusion are central to the culture of NBA, WNBA and our other leagues and will remain at the heart of our business and our workplace,” the e email said.
Other American sports organizations have taken steps to distance themselves from DEI.
MLB has removed “diversity” references from its career page completely.
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A basketball during a game between Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers at Little Caesars Arena November 27, 2022, in Detroit. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
The general service administration advertised changes in February To the federal acquisition regulations intended to adapt to the president’s executive order aimed at restoring merito and ending discrimination in the public and private sectors. The relocation turns earlier Biden Administration Executive Orders, which made it mandatory to consider DEI when reviewing a contract proposal.
The NBA logo during a preseason game between New Orleans Pelicans and Atlanta Hawks 14 October 2022 at the Legacy Arena Center in Birmingham, Ala. (Mercedes Oliver/NBAE)
Under Trump, language associated with DEI principles was also ordered removed from any federal acquisition, contracting, grants or financial aid procedures.
