LeBron: The NBA is wrong in the Suns/Sarver case

One day after Robert Sarver, owner of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, was suspended for one year and fined $10 million by the NBA as a result of an investigation into the Suns franchise , the Los Angeles Lakers star, Lebron JamesHe addressed the issue on social media.

The NBA announced the punishment Tuesday, saying the investigation found that during his time with the Suns and Mercury, Sarver used the N-word at least five times “when counting statements by others.”

James, in a series of two tweets on Wednesday, said he “read the Sarver stories several times. I have to be honest… Our League definitely got this wrong. I don’t need to explain why. Read the stories and decide for yourself.” “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there is no place in this League for that kind of behavior. I love this League and deeply respect our leadership. But this is not it. There is no place for misogyny, sexism and racism in no workplace. It doesn’t matter if you own the team or play for the team. We hold our League up as an example of our values.”

Read through the Sarver stories a few times now. I gotta be honest…Our league definitely got this wrong. I don’t need to explain why. Y’all read the stories and decide for yourself. I said it before and I’m gonna say it again, there is no place in this league for that kind of

— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 14, 2022

While the NBA stated that Sarver “fully cooperated with the investigative process,” league sources told ESPN’s Baxter Holmes and Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday that they didn’t buy the idea that he deserved a one-year suspension and a $10 fine. $10 million for his behavior. The punitive part of the process became largely acrimonious, the sources said.

The investigation, led by the New York-based law firm Wachtell Lipton, found Sarver “engaged in conduct that clearly violated common workplace standards, as reflected in team and league rules and policies.” “.