BREAKING: Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver said he’s going to sell the teams, a week after the NBA suspended him for one year and fined him $10 million after an investigation uncovered racist and sexist workplace conduct.
statement Wednesday that“Whatever good I have done, or could still do, is outweighed by things I have said in the past. For those reasons, I am beginning the process of seeking buyers for the Suns and Mercury,” he said.
Sarver and his representatives could not be immediately reached Wednesday afternoon for additional comment. The $10 million fine is the maximum allowed under league rules, the NBA said, and it is the biggest financial penalty ever handed down to one person in pro basketball history.chronicling long-standing allegations of racism and misogyny within the Phoenix basketball operation.
The probe found that Sarver, who has been managing partner of the franchise for 18 years, “on at least five occasions” repeated “the N-word when recounting the statements of others.”
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