Before the game against the Mavericks on Wednesday night, which marked the start of the franchise season, Adam Silver spoke to Suns employees. The league boss apologized, on behalf of the NBA, in front of a hundred people for not having seen or acted on the bad behavior of owner Robert Sarver.
“I have tremendous empathy for what many of you have been through,” said Silver, reports ESPN. “If you felt like you were overlooked by the league, I apologize. I take responsibility for it. »
After a long investigation, the NBA ended up sanctioning Robert Sarver for sexist and racist acts and comments. The owner received a one-year suspension and a $10 million fine. Faced with the media outcry, fueled in particular by disgruntled players like LeBron James or Draymond Green, he then decided to put his franchise up for sale.
“Have I ever heard that relations with Robert were complicated? Yes of course “recognizes the boss of the NBA. “But that is very different from discriminatory behavior. Nevertheless, it is obviously a failure of a system as a whole, of a league of 30 teams. »
