NBA bans Suns owner Sarver 1 year, fine him $10M after probe

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year, plus fined him $10 million, after in investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” The findings of the league’s report published Tuesday came nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise. He originally denied or disputed most of the allegations through his legal team.