Chris Paul, LeBron James Sound off on Robert Sarver Punishment

Two of the league's best players aren't fans of how the NBA handled Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver's investigation.

The Phoenix Suns have been under the spotlight for 24 hours, and not in a good way. 

Owner Robert Sarver yesterday had his punishment from the league handed down to him: a one year suspension from both the Suns and Phoenix Mercury to go along with a $10 million fine. 

Fans were outraged. The public was outraged. Even some of the league's biggest stars took to Twitter to let their feelings known. 

Chris Paul 

I am of the view that the sanctions fell short in truly addressing what we can all agree was atrocious behavior. My heart goes out to all of the people that were affected.

— Chris Paul (@CP3) September 15, 2022

LeBron James

behavior. I love this league and I deeply respect our leadership. But this isn’t right. There is no place for misogyny, sexism, and racism in any work place. Don’t matter if you own the team or play for the team. We hold our league up as an example of our values and this aint it.

— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 14, 2022

Needless to say, it's an uncomfortable situation when even your own players feel that way about you as an owner. Having the league's biggest name in James make his opinion known only helps dig deeper. 

There's been no reported conversations with Sarver about selling the team. His suspension began as of yesterday but he will still help the team in finding a interim governor. 

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