By: EFE
By: EFE
The NBA and the The Players Union denied this Thursday having known of the alleged racist and misogynistic behavior of the owner of the Phoenix Suns , Robert Sarver, since he took over the team in the 2004, as noted in a journalistic report issued by ESPN.
Always according to the same journalistic source that used the testimony of former employees and personnel who are currently in the organization, “Sarver’s conduct has always been since he took charge of the racially insensitive, improper and misogynistic behavior. ”
Some also stated that the owner of the Suns fostered an environment in which employees felt they owned.
Through his legal team, Sarver denied using a language. e racially insensitive. “I have never called anyone or any group of people with the N word, nor have I referred to anyone or group of people with the N word, either verbally or in writing. I don’t use that word. It is abhorrent and ugly and degrading and against everything I believe in. ”
On the other hand, Jason Rowley
NBA spokesman Mike Bass , said the league has “not received a complaint of organizational misconduct from the Suns through any of our processes, including our confidential misconduct hotline on the workplace or other correspondence. ”
While the executive director of the NBA Players Association, Michele Roberts , stated that he was not aware of any reports of player misconduct by Sarver or the Suns.
“Apart from point guard Chris Paul and James Jones, we haven’t had much official contact with the team and I can’t think of any with Sarver,” said Robets.
However, in the ESPN story, always with statements from anonymous people, an alleged current employee of the Suns business operations states that “If the commissioner enters and investigate to see what the hell is going on in Phoenix, you’d be horrified. ”