Report: Former Mavs exec retained job despite watching porn in office

A former Dallas Mavericks senior account executive watched pornography on his office computer while sometimes showing co-workers images of topless, naked, or lingerie-clad women on his phone, seven current and former Mavs employees told The Dallas Morning News' Brandon George and Eddie Sefko.

The employees, who requested anonymity, said Chris Hyde's behavior continued for six years after owner Mark Cuban warned him to stop viewing pornography on his work computer or he'd be fired. His colleagues say Hyde didn't stop, and five of the ex-employees said they never formally complained to human resources because they thought the actions were common knowledge and accepted by superiors.

Hyde, who was fired in 2014, dropped a used condom onto the office floor in 2011, according to colleagues - who gave Hyde the nickname "Pants DJ" because they sometimes saw him rubbing himself below the waist while seated at his desk. Two sources said Cuban was informed about the condom incident.

The latest news comes as the Mavericks continue an internal investigation headed by new CEO Cynthia Marshall into reports of a workplace culture rife with sexual harassment and outright assault. Former team CEO Terdema Ussery was named repeatedly in a February Sports Illustrated report as an aggressor, while the Mavs fired former writer Earl Sneed shortly after details of domestic violence incidents in his past surfaced (including another Mavs employee's 2014 report to the team that he'd assaulted her).