Robert Sarver.Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty
The 60-year-old real estate developer announced Wednesday that he has started the process of selling both the NBA and WNBA teams,The Washington Postreported.
Robert Sarver.Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty
In response to the suspension, the Suns said in a statementshared publiclythat the league’s findings “focus, for the most part, on historical matters that have been addressed in recent years” and said it will “implement the workplace improvements the NBA has identified to the extent that we have not yet done so.”
“Robert Sarver is also taking responsibility for his actions,” the Suns' statement reads. “He recognizes that at times during his eighteen years of ownership, his conduct did not reflect his, or the Suns' values, and was inconsistent with the advancements the management team has taken with Robert’s full support.”
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The independent investigation’s full report was made publicly available on theWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz firm website.
LeBron Jameswrote on Twitter, “Read through the Sarver stories a few times now. I gotta be honest… Our league definitely got this wrong. I don’t need to explain why. Y’all read the stories and decide for yourself. I said it before and I’m gonna say it again, there is no place in this league for that kind of behavior.”
James, 37, continued, “I love this league and I deeply respect our leadership. But this isn’t right. There is no place for misogyny, sexism, and racism in any work place. Don’t matter if you own the team or play for the team. We hold our league up as an example of our values and this aint it.”
Phoenix Suns starChris Paul, who found himself in a similar situation as the face of Donald Sterling’s Clippers during the former owner’s 2014 scandal, alsoshared his disappointmentin the league’s disciplinary requirements.
source: people.com
