Suns owner Robert Sarver was suspended for a year and fined $ 10 million by the league for racist controversy, sexist comments and sexual harassment cases.
“I have read the conviction report”.
“Like most people, I’m shocked and disappointed.”
Such a penalty has made many players unsatisfied, and even Suns star Chris Paul has criticized her and made it clear that she has not given face to her boss.
In many public opinion, Sarver has decided to sell his shares in the Phoenix Suns today, with the intention of selling the team that has been in business for 17 years.
“I had hoped that the one-year ban would give me time to focus and make amends.”
“But in the current situation, I painfully realize that this is no longer possible.”
“Whatever I do now, or what I can do in the future, is overshadowed by what I have said in the past.”
“For these reasons, I started looking for buyers for the Sun and Mercury.”
As soon as the news broke, many buyers flocked to it, including many large buyers, such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, and so on.
“We thank Mr. Sarver for quickly making decisions that were in the best interest of our sporting community.”
Player union president CJ McCollum also released a statement and star LeBron James posted a celebration.
In fact, long before Sarver’s punishment came, some Phoenix fans spontaneously raised funds to hang the “SarverOut” electronic signage.
After all, what has Sarver done to put his players and his fans at odds?
“Once he was exercising, Sarver happily walked in.”
“I asked him what he was happy with and he said he knew I wasn’t going to do the All-Star Game.”
“It made him happy because he didn’t have to pay me a million dollar incentive bonus.”
“How can there be a boss who doesn’t want his players to enter the All-Star Game to save money?”
“After that, I knew I didn’t want to be here anymore.”
Ever since he took over the team, miser has always been Sarver’s label. As long as he can save money, he cares about it. Star Goran Dragic revealed that when he was playing for the Suns, Sarver didn’t let him into the All-Star Game, so he didn’t need to pay him more than his contract salary, things are complacent.
Maybe you think Sarver should be joking, how can the boss be so dismissive? But perhaps as a boss, he has always looked at his employees from the point of view of “good”.
“I really wanted to go up and slap him.”
“But first I was fined $ 25,000 for telling him to shut up.”
Matt Barnes, who played for the Suns, complained about Sarver on his podcast, saying Sarver had a lot of disrespectful remarks about them at the time and didn’t take player scores seriously.
In 2010, the Suns reached the Western Conference Finals, which was the best result for the Suns in the past 20 years before entering the league game last year, and for such an achievement, the top striker, Amar’e Stoudemire, was indisputable. As a free agent, he himself once expressed to the media that he likes the atmosphere of the team, but team owner Sarver said something that chilled him when he renewed his contract.
“I’ll quickly find someone to replace you in the free market tomorrow.”
Trying to reduce your price by downplaying your results seems like an interview technique, but for Stoudemire, who already had a track record, such words made him feel disrespected and the Suns came to replace him in free will. Yes, it was Hakim Warrick, who was far inferior to him in strength and skill, which ultimately caused Stoudemire to leave in disgust.
And this approach has been used almost exactly this summer to renew the contract of top center Deandre Ayton who, while proving to be an important pillar for the Suns to enter the league, Sarver is still reluctant to grant Ayton the maximum wage extension wants. Eventually, the two sides were blocked until the Pacers made an offer and the Suns followed. Under the rulebook, the Suns had the right to renew Ayton’s contract, and the charade has subsided slightly.
But in this farce, it is the trust of both sides that is damaged. The unpleasant negotiation process will also affect Ayton’s willingness to stay after the contract is concluded. The only goal achieved is that Sarver pays less every year, a little bit of money.
Sarver also likes to intervene in team affairs, bartering TJWarren, who got a small result, in exchange for a lot of money, which didn’t help the team’s fighting power at all, although it was the general manager who did the operation. , but it is not difficult to see the shadow of Sarver’s inspiration.
The deeds of the various races are not enough, so Sarver has always been ranked among the most unpopular bosses in the NBA. Even after watching the Suns balloon for a few years, there is often a sense of despair. Take action, then the sun might never have a chance to move to the next level.
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