Michele Roberts Elected Head of NBA Players Union
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Attorney Michele Roberts was elected executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, becoming the first woman to lead a major U.S. sports union.
Roberts, a Washington-based trial lawyer and a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was chosen at the union’s annual summer meeting in Las Vegas. She was selected from more than 300 candidates, the union said in an e-mailed statement.