It brings me great pleasure to type the following words: Robert Sarver is on his way out. Shortly after the NBA announced a very mild punishment — $10 million and a one-year suspension — for Sarver’s repeated racism, misogyny, and workplace abuse, the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner announced his plans to sell both teams.
Sarver announced the news in, frankly, an utterly pathetic press release. He made no apology, and showed very little remorse, and went on the passive aggressive attack with phrases like, “overshadow nearly two decades of building organizations,” and “in our current unforgiving climate.