“The statements and conduct described in the findings of the independent investigation are troubling and disappointing,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.
The league said it would donate the $10 million “to organizations that are committed to addressing race and gender-based issues in and outside the workplace.” Sarver, the league said, cannot be present at any NBA or WNBA team facility, including any office, arena, or practice facility attend or participate in any NBA or WNBA event or activity, including games, practices or business partner activity represent the Suns or Mercury in any public or private capacity or have any involvement with the business or basketball operations of the Suns or Mercury. This moment is an opportunity for me to demonstrate a capacity to learn and grow as we continue to build a working culture where every employee feels comfortable and valued.” “I am sorry for causing this pain, and these errors in judgment are not consistent with my personal philosophy or my values.
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“I take full responsibility for what I have done,” Sarver said. The $10 million fine is the maximum allowed by NBA rule. The study also concluded that Sarver used demeaning language toward female employees, including telling a pregnant employee that she would not be able to do her job after becoming a mother made off-color comments and jokes about sex and anatomy and yelled and cursed at employees in ways that would be considered bullying “under workplace standards.” The report said Sarver “repeated or purported to repeat the N-word on at least five occasions spanning his tenure with the Suns,” though added that the investigation “makes no finding that Sarver used this racially insensitive language with the intent to demean or denigrate.” 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. 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.
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NEW YORK (AP) - 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.”
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