Phoenix Suns vice chairman and minority owner Jahm Najafi called for majority owner Robert Sarver's resignation in an open letter to team employees released on Thursday night, saying there should be "zero tolerance'' for lewd, misogynistic and racist conduct in any workplace."
Sarver was banned from the NBA for one year and fined $10 million after the NBA on Tuesday released its findings from a 10-month independent investigation into allegations of workplace abuse during Sarver's tenure as managing partner of the Suns that has spanned nearly two decades.
Najafi, who has been critical of Sarver since the allegations were first reported by ESPN in November, is one of three vice chairmen for the Suns, with several other minority investors also part of the ownership group.