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Robert Sarver, the owner of the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury, did not believe he deserved the punishment handed down by the NBA on Tuesday.
The 60-year-old received a one-year suspension and $10 million fine as a result of the league’s investigation into workplace culture within the Suns organization.
Although Sarver “cooperated fully with the investigative process,” according to ESPN, he was “difficult” during the process and unaccepting of the idea of punishment for his actions.
Sarver, on at least five occasions during his time with the Suns/Mercury organization, “repeated the N-word when recounting the statements of others,” New York-based law firm Wachtell Lipton found in it’s investigation. Sarver also “engaged in conduct that clearly violated common workplace standards, as reflected in team and league rules and policies.
