Overview
- The NBA confirmed a two-week unpaid suspension for a project employee over social media posts that celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination and violated multiple league policies.
- The league has not specified which policies were broken or when the suspension began, and it declined to provide further details on the personnel matter.
- OutKick first contacted the NBA on October 6 after flagging the posts and reported the league’s confirmation of discipline on October 15.
- The posts called Kirk a "terrible person" and mocked "thoughts and prayers," and the employee’s profiles displayed the NBA logo and listed NBA Entertainment.
- Turning Point USA publicly called the suspension insufficient and urged the NBA to fire the employee, reflecting wider employer crackdowns over online reactions to Kirk’s killing.