Earl K. Sneed, a former Dallas Mavericks beat writer for Mavs.com, released a statement to the Dallas Morning News after an in-depth investigative report by Sports Illustrated pointed two prior transgressions of domestic violence while on his tenure with the franchise.

The Mavs released a statement following the scandal on Tuesday night, announcing Sneed's firing, though they did not mention his name.

“In a separate matter, we have also learned that an employee misled the organization about a prior domestic violence incident. This employee was not candid about the situation and has been terminated.”

Sneed released the following statement shortly after SI's story went viral.

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“While both instances described in the report are damning and language used is not accurate, the two relationships described in the report are not something I am proud to have been a part of. I underwent much counseling after both situations, under the direction of [Mavs vice president of human resources] Buddy Pittman, and I feel like I grew from that counseling. I also signed a contract stating that I would not have one-on-one contact or fraternize with female employees after the inaccurately described incident with my female co-worker, who was a live-in girlfriend. I abided by the details of that contract for four years, and received counseling during that period to avoid future instances.

I thank Buddy Pittman for helping me to grow during that time, and I thank Mark Cuban for his willingness to help facilitate that growth.”

Sneed had been employed by the Mavs after personally messaging Cuban in 2010 and getting a freelance gig with the organization, later negotiating a full-time position as the team's in-house beat writer. He has since deleted his Twitter account.

Pittman was known for being former CEO Terdema Ussery's accomplice through many sexual advances made in the workplace, according to the initial report.