First Female Executive Director of The National Basketball Players' Association Speaks Out on the NFL and Domestic Violence

First Female Executive Director of The National Basketball Players' Association Speaks Out on the NFL and Domestic Violence

Michele Roberts Says of Ray Rice Incident, "...That Wouldn't Have Happened Under My Watch"

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Michele Roberts, the first female executive director of the National Basketball Players' Association, in an interview airing tonight on the PIX11 NEWS AT 10 PM, speaks out about the Ray Rice elevator video and criticizes how the NFL handled it, saying, "...that wouldn't have happened under my watch." Roberts also talks about policies the NBA has in place to prevent domestic violence cases involving its players.

Excerpts of the interview with PIX11 reporter Dyrol Joyner can be found on the PIX11 website here:
http://pix11.com/2014/09/30/exclusive-first-female-executive-director-of-nba-players-assoc-gives-her-take-on-nfl-ray-rice-case/

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