Suns security director files lawsuit claiming retaliation after reporting weapons breaches

The Phoenix Suns are being sued by a current staff member for alleged discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

Gene Traylor, the organization’s director of safety, security, and risk management, claims in his lawsuit that the team demoted him following a presentation regarding potential safety concerns surrounding the Sun and Mercury of the WNBA.

One instance the lawsuit included was when two plainclothes officers were able to bring a knife into a game on Dec. 17, 2023, in a test run by the Phoenix Police Department’s Homeland Defense Bureau. Nearly a year later, in a similar test, two handguns and a knife made their way through security.

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The suit also alleges that the Suns failed an audit by the NBA.

The Suns said the allegations are "delusional and categorically false."

"Guest safety is our top priority," a Suns spokeswoman said in a statement to ESPN. "We continue to meet and exceed safety expectations. We regularly conduct security tests, which is standard across the industry. We have used these proactive measures to ensure we are operating at the highest level of safety and preparedness."

Traylor also showed concern for a part-time employee apparently stealing $40,000 worth of merchandise, a "disgruntled subject" interrupting a team photo-op, and a political provocateur approaching Brittney Griner.

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It’s the fourth lawsuit against the team over the last seven months, all of which allege discrimination.

Attorney Sheree Wright represents all of the defendants, but the Suns issued scathing remarks about her.

"The Supreme Court of Arizona has twice disciplined attorney Sheree Wright for committing numerous violations of the rules of professional conduct, and she is currently serving a two-year probation with the State Bar of Arizona," the spokeswoman said. "This time, Ms. Wright and her client have made absurd accusations of misconduct surrounding the security department of the Phoenix Suns . . . .

"Ms. Wright continues to recruit former and now current employees and is manipulating them to file meritless lawsuits."

In a statement of her own, Wright said that "these are not vague accusations. They are specific, detailed, and backed by witnesses, documentation, and corroborating evidence."

Mat Ishiba purchased 57% of the team in 2023 after former owner Robert Sarver sold it following allegations of misconduct.

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Dem says it's 'obvious now to me' that Biden 'was not in a condition to run for reelection'

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has noted that it is now "obvious" to him that then-President Joe Biden "was not in a condition to run for re-election."

"To rebuild trust, Democrats must be honest. In light of the facts that have come out, Joe Biden should not have run for reelection, and we should have had an open primary," Khanna said in an X post when sharing the link to his appearance on Fox News Channel's "The Story."

"In my limited public interactions with the President, he appeared coherent. It is obvious now to me, based on @jaketapper and others reporting, that he was not in a condition to run for reelection, and he should have made the decision not to. We must be honest with people about our party’s mistake," Khanna added in another post.

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During his appearance on "The Story," Khanna said that the Democratic Party should admit to making a "mistake" and should have more strongly called for Biden not to seek re-election.

Fox News Channel's Martha MacCallum confronted Khanna with multiple clips of his own comments about Biden, such as when Khanna described him as "fully coherent" in 2024.

After several clips of Khanna aired, MacCallum asked the congressman whether he was being truthful in his past comments about Biden.

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"I was," Khanna said, but he also admitted that he did not "have the full picture."

Fox News Digital reached out to the Office of Joe and Jill Biden but did not receive a response by the time of publication.

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During an appearance on "The View" earlier this month, the former president pushed back against the notion that he suffered significant cognitive decline during his last year in office.

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