A former Phoenix Suns employee has sued the franchise for discrimination and retaliation, alleging she was fired for trying to implement changes in the company’s workplace culture in the wake of the scandal that led to Robert Sarver selling the team in 2022.

The team's former manager of diversity, equity and inclusion, said in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that “potential financial misconduct” also took place.

A former employee of the Phoenix Suns, Andrea Trischan, is suing the team over allegations of harassment, racial discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination when she worked for the franchise between Sept.