Robert Sarver is the owner of Phoenix Suns and Mercury, he, unfortunately, has been suspended for one year by the NBA for sexist and racist language.
Sarver was also fined $10 million, this is the maximum amount allowed by the league. The fine will be donated to organizations addressing race- and gender-based discrimination in the workplace.
Sarver had owned the Suns and the WNBA’s Mercury since purchasing the team in 2004 from the previous owner Jerry Colangelo.
The league handed down its suspension on Thursday after Nov. 21, 2021, article. This triggered an investigation that included 320 interviews with current and former Phoenix employees, according to the NBA.
The report details at least five times Sarver used the n-word “when recounting the statements of others.”
A recognized source says there was a conversation between Sarver, who is white, and then-coach Earl Watson, who is Black, in which he repeatedly used the n-word while questioning why Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, who is Black, could use the term when Sarver could not.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
