The Detroit Pistons just had a major shakeup in the front office this week.
Detroit Pistons assistant general manager Rob Murphy has been fired amid allegations of workplace harassment.
The Pistons announced his dismissal in a statement to Tresa Baldas of the Detroit Free Press: “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.”
Former Pistons employee DeJanai Raska alleges that Murphy committed multiple harassing acts after she was hired as his executive assistant in September 2021. She added that Murphy grabbed her buttocks, groped her in front of her four-year-old daughter, and told her he wanted to “put a baby in her.”
She also made an even more shocking accusation of him trying to force her to have sex with him.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported back in October that Murphy was placed on leave amid an investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct.
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Raska, who had lost her job in May 2022, claimed Murphy sent a fraudulent email to the Pistons’ human resources department saying she resigned. She also said she never came forward with her accusations for fear of being fired.
“Silence is not an option,” Raska said. “It’s not for me. It shouldn’t be for any woman. … This is my chance to voice the truth … and to take my power back.”
Raska has filed a lawsuit against the Pistons and Murphy for sexual discrimination and harassment.
Megan Bonanni, a lawyer representing Raska, told Baldas the lawsuit was filed “with the goal of having the Pistons do the right thing” because the “organization condoned and approved and was complicit in what he did. And they were hoping that Ms. Raska would go away.”
Murphy was president and general manager of the Pistons’ G League affiliate before being promoted to senior director of player personnel.
The Pistons elevated Murphy to assistant general manager in June 2022.
