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"Cutting a contentious coach loose."
Media Source:
The OregonianMedia URL:
https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/11/when-will-the-trail-blazers-acknowledge-the-obvious-about-their-chauncey-billups-problem-bill-oram.htmlDate:
2025/11/12Summary:
Can an NBA team fire a coach who’s been indicted on federal charges? As Lewis & Clark Professor Keith Cunningham-Parmeter notes, the Portland Trail Blazers don’t necessarily need to wait for a conviction or plea deal to fire head coach Chauncey Ray Billups. ‘‘’Innocent until proven guilty’ is a criminal law standard and the prosecutors will have to satisfy that to convict him.” But the standard for what employers can judge workplace misconduct on is entirely different, with a lot of discretion in determining what is and isn’t just cause for a dismissal.
