The NBA is launching an investigation into the Phoenix Suns and the conduct of majority owner Robert Sarver after allegations of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents during his 17-year tenure surfaced in an ESPN story on Thursday.
majority owner Robert Sarver, which detailed allegations of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents during his 17-year tenure, the NBA says it is launching a probe to further investigate the team and his conduct.
Sarver, in a statement released following the publication of the story, refuted Watson's characterization of events. "This has been a traumatic experience, one that has affected me profoundly, and I am not willing to relive it every day. But I will not forget it, and I will address it more fulsomely at a point in the future when I feel ready.
"At this point, I would entirely welcome an impartial NBA investigation which may prove our only outlet for clearing my name and reputation of an organization of which I'm so very proud," Sarver wrote in his statement.
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