Study: NBA earns high marks for diversity hiring practices

A diversity report for racial and gender hiring in the NBA found more people of color serving as general managers and more women filling team management roles. Thursday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida assigned an overall A-minus score, with an A-plus for racial hiring and a B for gender hiring. The report examined a range of positions at the league headquarters and within franchises from the start of the 2019-20 season, then updated data this month as the league prepared to restart play amid the coronavirus pandemic.