"I'm fairly sure, " that Ollie was not under duress in signing any of the three separate contracts to which he put pen to paper, including the latest one that is paying him $3 mil annually, plus a country club membership, company car, full benefits, two turtle doves, a partridge, and a pear tree.
I also cannot get behind the notion that a head basketball coach does not equates to a senior executive. Neither Joe Girardi, nor John Farrell, as field managers, are considered to be front office personnel. They maybe the face of the franchise, but it's different in sports. This is like saying Flo oversees the day to day operations of Progressive Insurance.