Last week, Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby claimed that she received racist text messages from an unknown number. Hamby posted the messages and the number online to identify the culprit and expose them on social media. Yesterday, an employee of Acclaro Medical was formally fired after being placed on suspension pending investigation. Hamby’s followers…
A person believed to have sent a racist text message to Dearica Hamby of the Los Angeles Sparks late last month lost their job, the person’s former employer confirmed to The Athletic on Wednesday. Acclaro Medical, a medical device company in Smithfield, R.I., issued a statement alluding to a “deeply disturbing situation on social media.” The company followed with a statement Wednesday that said, in part, “The matter has since been resolved by the company’s HR and Legal teams, and the employee is
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