The Spurs caught the NBA world by surprise on Oct. 28 when they announced they would waive 19-year-old guard Josh Primo.
Primo was a former lottery pick — selected 12th overall by the Spurs in the 2021 NBA Draft — but San Antonio elected to cut ties with the second-year player just four games into the season.
The news left everyone wondering why the Spurs were waiving a young, developing player until more information came out on the story.
It was later reported by ESPN that Primo's release "stemmed from multiple alleged instances of Primo exposing himself to women," and more details were revealed in the ensuing days.
A former Spurs team psychologist had filed a lawsuit against Primo and the franchise, but the latest reports state that the group has reached a settlement on the lawsuit.
For more on Primo's situation, The Sporting News has you covered below.
Spurs, Josh Primo reach settlement with former team psychologist
On Nov. 17, reports indicated that the Spurs, Primo and former team psychologist, Hillary Cauthen, have "agreed to resolve" Cauthen's lawsuits against both parties, per The Athletic's Shams Charania.
Spurs CEO RC Buford issued a statement following the news.
"The situation regarding Josh Primo is a matter we take seriously. Since learning of the allegations, we have taken, and are taking, measures to ensure that all parties involved are treated with dignity and respect. We know we owe that to Dr. Cauthen, our players, our staff and our community.
"As an organization, we are continuously evaluating and refining our processes so they ultimately reflect the values and culture of who we aspire to be every day. To that end, we have decided to collaborate with Dr. Cauthen and other experts in an effort to review and improve our workplace processes and procedures.
"This is a learning opportunity for us, and one that we are certain will make us better moving forward."
Why did the Spurs waive Josh Primo?
On Oct. 28, the Spurs announced they have released Primo, the No. 12 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
The Spurs have waived guard Josh Primo.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 28, 2022
Spurs CEO RC Buford issued a statement on the situation and Primo, himself, submitted a statement to ESPN.
The next day, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that Primo's release "stemmed from multiple alleged instances of Primo exposing himself to women."
The Athletic's Shams Charania added to that report, stating that "a former Spurs female employee has alleged that guard Josh Primo exposed himself to her."
Statements from Josh Primo's accuser, accuser's lawyer
On Nov. 1, local San Antonio news station KENS5 received an email from Buzbee's law firm announcing that Buzbee and his client, Spurs consulting psychologist Dr. Hillary Cauthen, would hold a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 3 to answer questions about the allegations on Primo.
Both Buzbee and Cauthen spoke on the situation, and Cauthen has "sued the Spurs and Primo and is filing a criminal complaint over alleged incidents involving indecent exposure by Primo, alleging Primo exposed himself nine times to her beginning in Dec. 2021 and the franchise failed to act," according to Charania.
You can find more of Buzbee and Cauthen's statements below, all via KENS5's Tom Petrini.
"It took the Spurs 10 months to do the right thing and that is too long," Cauthen said of the situation.
Buzbee said the Spurs told Cauthen they wanted to do "what they called a facilitated discussion with Dr. Cauthen and Primo so they could figure out what it was that was compelling him to expose himself to her."
Josh Primo contract details
Earlier in October, the Spurs exercised the third-year option on Primo's contract. According to Spotrac, he earned $3.95 million as a rookie and $4.14 million for the 2022-23 season.
According to Charania, the Spurs still owe Primo $8.4 million over the next two years despite his release and clearing waivers.
