The NAACP ripped the NBA over Robert Sarver's one-year suspension and $10 million fine for workplace misconduct.
, who fought racism his entire life, only underscores how prevalent racism still is today."
"The punishment doesn't fit the crime whatsoever, and the NBA must do better than this. This is far from accountability." The NAACP continued on Wednesday .. retweeting an ESPN segment on the Sarver story ... questioning how this penalty equals retribution."So remind us again why a $10 million fine and a 1-year suspension is really teaching anyone a lesson with as extensive a track record of just not caring what anyone thinks or fearing what the consequences of those actions are?"
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