The investigation found Sarver 'repeated the N-word when recounting the statements of others.'
The investigation found Server "repeated the N-word when recounting the statements of others" and engaged in "inequitable conduct toward female employees," among other offenses, the league said.
Sarver also "engaged in inappropriate physical conduct toward male employees" on several occasions, the league said."The investigation made no finding that Mr. Sarver’s workplace misconduct was motivated by racial or gender-based animus," the NBA said.Sarver issued a statement Tuesday afternoon about the investigation, saying he "accept[s] the consequences of the NBA’s decision.
Suns Legacy Partners, the company belonging to Sarver that owns the teams, said in a statement emailed to Axios that the "NBA’s findings concerning the organization focus, for the most part, on historical matters that have been addressed in recent years, including through meaningful enhancements to our workplace compliance program."
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