Robert Sarver is in Big Trouble (ANNOUNCES SALE PROCESS)

[Ronin]

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[Folster]

Sarver leaving his office for a year suspension.

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[Mainstreet]

It would seem like Sarver would have been given the option of resigning to avoid the fine and suspension.

I'm wondering if there is an appeal process.

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[overseascardfan]

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The multiple N bomb dropping alone should lead to player revolt. We all knew he did it but the official findings legitimize speculation making it a fact. The suspension and fine are just the beginning, I would expect more fallout from this.

 

[Mainstreet]

Here is the statement by the NBA.

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[Cheesebeef]

Here is the statement by the NBA.

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Beyond the N-word drops (which are atrocious), The league found that he verbally AND physically sexually harassed employees, women and men… REPEATEDLY and created a toxic culture where sexual harassment and racial insensitivity was able to freely fly… gets to keep the team?

Once again, rules/laws for the obscenely rich don’t really apply.

And this is an ugly black eye for the Suns and the league in general.

 

[Superbone]

It would seem like Sarver would have been given the option of resigning to avoid the fine and suspension.

I'm wondering if there is an appeal process.

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This really bothers me. The alcoholic can't admit that he's an alcoholic.

 

[Covert Rain]

Beyond the N-word drops (which are atrocious), The league found that he verbally AND physically sexually harassed employees, women and men… REPEATEDLY but gets to keep the team?

Once again, rules/laws for the obscenely rich don’t really apply.

This is a direct result of the Gruden suing the NFL in my opinion. I think they want to avoid a lawsuit. It's total B.S. If the finding show he repeatedly harassed women? He should be gone. Fired.

I hope the rest of the ownership team steps up here. Maybe the league is hoping the ownership group bails them out. This is complete cowardice by the NBA.

 

[Cheesebeef]

This really bothers me. The alcoholic can't admit that he's an alcoholic.

And should have been another reason to strip him of the team. He got off LIGHT and acted like a snot? Man… I truly hate this guy.

 

[Mainstreet]

Beyond the N-word drops (which are atrocious), The league found that he verbally AND physically sexually harassed employees, women and men… REPEATEDLY but gets to keep the team?

Once again, rules/laws for the obscenely rich don’t really apply.

Yeah, this is a difficult situation and awkward situation. If I were the other owners, I would seek what they call in NBA terminology, a buyout.

 

[Cheesebeef]

This is a direct result of the Gruden suing the NFL in my opinion. I think they want to avoid a lawsuit. It's total B.S. If the finding show he repeatedly harassed women? He should be gone. Fired.

I hope the rest of the ownership team steps up here. Maybe the league is hoping the ownership group bails them out. This is complete cowardice by the NBA.

The treatment of women alone… for almost two decades should have led to his expulsion from the league.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Yeah, this is a difficult situation and awkward situation. If I were the other owners, I would seek what they call a buyout in NBA terminology.

Owners of the Suns? I’m betting the owners in the league are breathing a sigh of relief because a lot of them are probably guilty of the same crap towards women.

 

[Mainstreet]

This really bothers me. The alcoholic can't admit that he's an alcoholic.

I will be looking for a settlement going forward.

 

[Mainstreet]

Owners of the Suns? I’m betting the owners in the league are breathing a sigh of relief because a lot of them are probably guilty of the same crap towards women.

No doubt other owners are guilty of similar violations, however, there were a number of violations and not just regarding women.
I don't see how this all comes back together after a year.

 

[Hoop Head]

The multiple N bomb dropping alone should lead to player revolt. We all knew he did it but the official findings legitimize speculation making it a fact. The suspension and fine are just the beginning, I would expect more fallout from this.

That seemed to be the least egregious part of their findings, IMO. It said he used the term "at least 5 times when recounting the statement of other people". Which is what was reported initially, basically he asked why he couldn't say the n-word when others do. It's ignorant, for sure, but he was recounting other peoples comments and not using it on his own in some way, like Sterling. Definitely bad but I find the rest more troubling because that seems more ignorant than malicious or perverse.

I think the sexual harassment was much more cut and dry. Dude was/is a pervert. The reports of things he did like sharing pics of wife, talking about his sex life, and de-pantsing employees proves he's a pervert who doesn't know how to conduct himself in a professional environment.

He should have been removed. I'm not surprised by this slap on the wrist though. I worry how he'll try and recoup the money he loses due to fines and suspension though. That's something I didn't consider before but should have because he seems to cut costs elsewhere in the organization when roster costs get to high. He's always trying to balance expenditures in some way, it's the banker in him and you can bet he'll want his money back and then some.

The NBA kind of screwed us because if the other owners can't remove him, he'll come back with a cheapness and I wouldn't be surprised if he has a personal vendetta as well. He's in his 50's or 60's, sensitivity training isn't going to change him. He is who he is at this point. Hopefully the players can force him out. The league should have done it for them but I can see that giving the players some weight in the next CBA because they'll want a say when things like this happen, and they should have one.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I will be looking for a settlement going forward.

Don’t hold your breath there, Mainstreet.

Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if that petulant racist/sexist wouldn’t threaten to go scorched earth with ANYTHING he might have on the other Suns owners as threat not to do anything further.

 

[Mainstreet]

Here is a link to the ESPN article.

Suns owner Sarver suspended 1 year, fined $10M

An investigation commissioned by the NBA led to the suspension of Suns owner Robert Sarver for one year, in addition to a $10 million fine.

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[Hoop Head]

Yeah, this is a difficult situation and awkward situation. If I were the other owners, I would seek what they call in NBA terminology, a buyout.

I have much more hope that the players step up and force the league's hand, or even the other owners. Remember it was the player's threatening, and plans, to sit out under Donald Sterling that forced swift action with the Clippers.

The year suspension is in place regardless. They got a year to work on him not returning. Time for them to get on it.

 

[Dback Jon]

So, in other words… the worst case case scenario.

Where did you see this reported? If true, it’s just another big black eye for the franchise, but not a knockout blow so Sarver’s stench will linger on moving forward.

Yup

Now watch Sarver go cheap and dismantle the team.

 

[Mainstreet]

Don’t hold your breath there, Mainstreet.

Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if that petulant racist/sexist wouldn’t threaten to go scorched earth with ANYTHING he might have on the other Suns owners as threat not to do anything further.

Nothing would surprise me. I'm shocked they didn't try to work out the penalty phase behind the scene, ending with his resignation.

The outcome by the NBA seems like only a slap on the wrist, except for the $10 million fine.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Nothing would surprise me. I'm shocked they didn't try to work out the penalty phase behind the scene, ending with his resignation.

The outcome by the NBA seems like only a slap on the wrist, except for the $10 million fine.

My guess is those owners aren’t going to want MORE bad press and extended for God knows how long with a protracted fight to get rid of one of their own.

They’re probably hoping they take a hit right now, but like everything else awful in the world, something will quickly sweep this story into the trash and be replaced by something worse in society.

 

[Hoop Head]

Nothing would surprise me. I'm shocked they didn't try to work out the penalty phase behind the scene, ending with his resignation.

The outcome by the NBA seems like only a slap on the wrist, except for the $10 million fine.

The $10 million dollar fine is a slap on the wrist to Sarver. He's worth something like $700 million last I checked. That's a speeding ticket for you or I.

 

[Proximo]

How can an owner be suspended? That whole concept sounds ridiculous.

Well I guess in this case since he is not the sole owner perhaps the other owners gain control?

 

[Mainstreet]

My guess is those owners aren’t going to want MORE bad press and extended for God knows how long with a protracted fight to get rid of one of their own.

They’re probably hoping they take a hit right now, but like everything else awful in the world, something will quickly sweep this story into the trash and be replaced by something worse in society.

It may be up to the players and the civil rights/social groups to force Sarver out.

 

[Cheesebeef]

It may be up to the players and the civil rights/social groups to force Sarver out.

It would take the SUNS players to do that and I’m guessing they won’t. Civil rights groups/social media have no power.

Really it would take advertisers to completely pull out. But the Suns are too popular and they’ve got their bottom lines to protect.

Call me cynical, but the NBA had their chance to do what’s right and failed, paving the way for everyone else to cowardly follow in their footsteps.