Spurs BREAKING: Josh Primo Sexual Lawsuit with San Antonio Therapist Settled

Hillary Cauthen asserts in her lawsuit that she alerted Spurs officials to Joshua Primo's behavior, but that they declined to act in any way of punishment toward the 19-year-old prospect because of his potential value to the team.
Spurs BREAKING: Josh Primo Sexual Lawsuit with San Antonio Therapist Settled
Spurs BREAKING: Josh Primo Sexual Lawsuit with San Antonio Therapist Settled /

The physical therapist who claimed that Joshua Primo of the San Antonio Spurs exposed himself to her on multiple occasions - an accusation that caused the NBA club to part ways with the player - has now settled her lawsuit with Primo and with the Spurs.

The attorney for the woman, Houston-based lawyer Tony Buzbee, said in a statement on Thursday afternoon that all parties "agreed to resolve this matter."

Details of the settlement have not been released.

The lawsuit was initially filed just two weeks ago in Bexar County, and in the filing, Hillary Cauthen accused Primo of wrongdoing on nine separate occasions.

Cauthen, in the lawsuit, asserts that Primo would expose his genitals to her during their individual private sessions, with each action in each session growing "progressively more extreme."

Cauthen asserts in her lawsuit that she alerted Spurs team officials to Primo's behavior to Spurs officials, but that they declined to act in any way of punishment toward the 19-year-old prospect because of his potential value to the team.

When asked about the lawsuit in early November, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made clear that he supported the club's position of innocence.

"Anybody that has observed the Spurs over a very long period of time knows that an accusation like this would be taken very seriously without any doubt whatsoever, no equivocation, the Spurs organization would be on top of it,” Popovich said. “And I am absolutely confident the men and women on the managerial staff that dealt, and are dealing with this, did so purposefully, efficiently, promptly and did it with the utmost care for everybody concerned, the accuser, the accused, the people in the organization, to make sure that everybody felt comfortable and safe, and I will just leave my comments at that.” 

On behalf of Primo, his attorney William J. Briggs II has said in a statement that his client never intentionally exposed himself to the trainer, and further called her allegations "either a complete fabrication, a gross embellishment or utter fantasy."

As a result of the controversy, Primo was waived by the Spurs on Oct. 28, and he has yet to sign on with another NBA team.

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MIKE FISHER

Mike Fisher - as a newspaper beat writer and columnist and on radio and TV, where he is an Emmy winner - has covered pro sports since 1983 and is the Texas-based author of two best-selling books on the Dallas Cowboys.