Phoenix Suns Owner Fined $10M For Racist, Misogynistic Conduct
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Robert Sarver, who also owns the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, was suspended one year and fined the league maximum after a nearly yearlong investigation.
The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year, plus fined him $10 million, after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies." pic.twitter.com/zqoTLQV9GI
The findings of the league's report, published Tuesday, came nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise.
Sarver said he will “accept the consequences of the league’s decision” and apologized for “words and actions that offended our employees," though noted he disagreed with some of the report's findings.
