Former Sacramento Kings athletic coach Crystal Lee has filed a lawsuit towards the workforce and senior director of athletic well being Jaspreet Randhawa, alleging being pregnant discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination.
Lee, who labored for Sacramento from 2022 to 2025, claims her position was diminished whereas she was pregnant and that her duties remained restricted after she returned from maternity depart.
In response to the lawsuit, Randhawa advised Lee, “You’re f—ed,” after studying about her being pregnant and mentioned her life “is ruined after you will have youngsters.”
Lee additionally claims one other worker later advised her Randhawa attributed her diminished position to “the newborn, bro.”
Lee alleges she mentioned the state of affairs with normal supervisor Scott Perry in Might 2025 and was advised “complainers won’t be tolerated.” She was fired the next month.
The lawsuit additionally contains sexual harassment allegations involving head coach Doug Christie and Cameron Brown, son of former Kings coach Mike Brown.
Lee claims Christie repeatedly checked out her whereas saying, “don’t report me to HR,” whereas Brown allegedly continued asking her to fulfill exterior work regardless of being rejected.
The Kings denied the allegations.
“The Sacramento Kings categorically deny these allegations and reject the characterization of the group and its office mirrored in these claims made by a disgruntled former worker,” workforce lawyer Alexis Gabrielson mentioned.
Sources near the workforce reportedly say Lee by no means reported the alleged sexual advances whereas employed by the group and that she had requested a change in her position whereas sustaining the identical compensation.
Perry, Randhawa and Christie should not named as defendants within the lawsuit.
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