abstract:Rick Welts (born ) is an American sports executive, serving as the President and Chief of Operations for the Golden State Warriors franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to that post, Welts had also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Phoenix Suns from July 2002 until September 9, 2011.
RickWelts was CEO and president of the Phoenix Suns a National Basketball Association team when he revealed last year that he was gay, and knows what it is like to hide in a conservative environment.
The Phoenix Suns' CEO RickWelts, who has since resigned for personal reasons, had just come out in public, revealing that he was gay. (Welts is now president and chief operating officer for the Golden State Warriors.) Unfortunately, on the same day that Hill was taping his public service announcement, Laker star Kobe Bryant was caught on camera shouting a gay slur at a referee.