Rick Welts, president and COO of the Golden State Warriors is enjoying a double celebration today. Last night his team beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the 2015 title. It is the team’s first championship since the team won the title 40 years ago in 1975. The…
Rick Welts is the first NBA executive to come out, who did so publicly in a tell-all, front-page interview with The New York Times in May. Now, the former Phoenix Suns president and chief executive officer has called quits on his post to pursue other interests. But Welts isn’t worried – according to an interview…
Rick Welts, president of the Phoenix Suns, has broken the silence surrounding gay players and execs within the National Basketball Association in hopes his revelation will inspire others to come out. The news comes in wake of a private meeting Welts held last week with NBA commissioner David Stern. The meeting, originally held to discuss…
