Addressing reporters for the first time since an external investigation into accusations of harassment and bullying by the Seattle Storm‘s coaching staff concluded without finding any violations, Storm head coach Noelle Quinn said Tuesday that the process was “a learning experience.”
“I believe that the organization did the right thing,” Quinn said. “Throughout this entire process, the communication level was tremendously high. I felt supported in a lot of ways and I know my staff felt supported as well. With anything like this, it is important to take the right steps and our organization did that.”
Seattle general manager Talisa Rhea pointed to the team’s offseason as validation of the way the investigation was handled and of Quinn’s role going forward.
“First, we let the process play out and that was very important to us and the integrity of that process,” Rhea said. “Second, we’ve been locked in with Noelle this entire offseason and it’s been very clear through our free agency conversations that players do want to be here.
“They believe in what we’re building here in Seattle. They want to play with…
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