The NBA, WNBA are built upon Black talent, minds and bodies. Why should this racist return?
. The NBA on Tuesday fined Sarver $10 million and suspended him from those leagues for a year after a probe conducted by a New York-based law firm, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, determined Sarver was guilty of racist and sexist workplace conduct.The NBA launched its investigation after areported Sarver’s workplace misbehavior included his using racist and misogynist language. The NBA's investigation concluded that Sarver was guilty of racist and sexist misconduct.
Sarver offered an apology Tuesday."Good leadership requires accountability. For the Suns and Mercury organizations, that begins with me," he said in a statement."While I disagree with some of the particulars of the NBA’s report, I would like to apologize for my words and actions that offended our employees. I take full responsibility for what I have done. I am sorry for causing this pain, and these errors in judgment are not consistent with my personal philosophy or my values.
Silver also said: “On behalf of the entire NBA, I apologize to all of those impacted by the misconduct outlined in the investigators' report. We must do better." It is to the NBA’s credit that the league actually disciplines those in the ownership fraternity. In other leagues, the commissioner is not necessarily someone who stands above the sport and looks out for the best interests of the league, but often someone who looks out for the best interests of the ownership. Such commissioners are flak-catchers, human meat shields protecting the owners from the press.
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