NEWS: Donnie Nelson sues Dallas Mavericks

[F Gump]

The timing of this is highly suspect. He was arguably the 2nd most powerful person in the Mavs organization at the time of the incident and he sat on it for 2 years?

Huh? That's apparently the OPPOSITE of what the lawsuit says.

His version is, he pursued action from the first he knew of it, working internally to get something real done. But the more he pushed MC to do what was needed (because MC personally had the NDa that had buried the bodies, so to speak), the more he was retaliated against, until he was fired over it.

Put on the outside, he took it to the EEOC. They of course went back to the employer, but rather than fix the problem, MC tried to pay him to go away. He feels the issue needs fixing, not burying. So rather than take the hush money, he goes public, and sues.

If the events are real, Donnie's path he took seems reasonable. Trying to fix company issues, you try to work with your company/boss if you can, to repair the damage properly and prevent future repeats, rather than burn it all to the ground and air the dirty laundry to outsiders. Those latter things only make sense as a last resort.