The Detroit Pistons have fired assistant general manager Rob Murphy, the Free Press has learned.
The team announced his firing in a statement to the Free Press. It comes seven months after the Pistons placed Murphy on leave following an investigation into an allegation that he engaged in workplace misconduct with a former female employee.
ACCUSER SPEAKS OUT: Rob Murphy harassed and assaulted me
The accuser is Murphy’s former executive assistant: 32-year-old DeJanai Raska, who detailed her claims in an interview with the Free Press and a lawsuit, alleging Murphy sexually harassed, belittled and abused her while she worked for him in 2021 and 2022.
In a statement to the Free Press late Wednesday, the basketball organization said:
“Rob Murphy no longer works for the Detroit Pistons or Motor City Cruise, in any capacity. Mr. Murphy was recently terminated for violation of company policy and the terms of his employment agreement. The facts that gave rise to his termination surfaced during a review, assisted by a national law firm, of allegations made by a former employee.”
According to the Pistons, after the allegations were made, Murphy “did not return to the workplace prior to his termination.”
The Pistons also note that “because this is a personnel matter, no further details will be forthcoming at this time.”
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Murphy, 50, was promoted to assistant general manager last offseason after spending the 2021-22 season as the president of the Pistons’ G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise.
A former basketball and football star at Detroit Mumford, Murphy coached at Detroit Crockett and Central High Schools before becoming an assistant coach in college, first at Kent State and then at Syracuse, the same school that Troy Weaver, now the Pistons general manager, was an assistant under Jim Boeheim.
Murphy was the head coach at Eastern Michigan for 10 seasons (2011-21) and reached three postseasons.
This is a developing story.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Pistons fire Rob Murphy over misconduct claim by ex-female worker
