Dennis Lindsey, executive vice president of basketball operations at Utah Jazz, during a 2015 exit interview for former player Elijah Millsap on Wednesday, denied allegations of bigoted remarks.
When issuing a series of messages On Twitter Wednesday about how bigotry “is still very much in evidence” and is an issue that needs to be addressed, Millsap claimed that Lindsey made “bigotry comments in my exit interview while speaking with Q. Snyder” if you say one more word I’ll cut your black ass and send you back to Louisiana. ”
In a statement to Deseret News about the allegation, Lindsey said, “I categorically deny making that statement.”
Jazz coach Quin Snyder said on Wednesday that he cannot remember that conversation.
“I can’t say anything to Dennis,” Snyder told reporters after Wednesday’s game.
Millsap scored an average of 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 67 games in 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.