Robert Sarver has been suspended for one year and fined $10 million for ''workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies'' found during a 10-month NBA investigation.
Robert Sarver, majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, has been suspended for one year from any activities involving both teams and fined $10 million for ''workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies'' found during an NBA investigation.
"Good leadership requires accountability," said Sarver in the statement, released by the Suns."For the Suns and Mercury organizations, that begins with me. While I disagree with some of the particulars of the NBA’s report, I would like to apologize for my words and actions that offended our employees. I take full responsibility for what I have done. I am sorry for causing this pain, and these errors in judgment are not consistent with my personal philosophy or my values.
• Sarver engaged in demeaning and harsh treatment of employees, including by yelling and cursing at them. The law firm out of New York City also conducted the league's investigation on the Dallas Mavericks in 2018 and former Los Angeles Clippers team owner Donald Sterling in 2014, which resulted in Sterling being banned from the NBA, fined and ultimately forced to sell the franchise.