{"id":1530660,"date":"2022-09-24T15:44:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T19:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1530660"},"modified":"2022-09-24T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T19:44:53","slug":"robert-sarver-brian-windhorst-explains-how-draymond-greens-high-level-chess-got-suns-governor-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/robert-sarver-brian-windhorst-explains-how-draymond-greens-high-level-chess-got-suns-governor-sell\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Windhorst Explains How Draymond Green's ‘High-Level Chess' Got Robert Sarver to Sell Suns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following an independent investigation that found\u00a0Phoenix Suns<\/a>\u00a0Governor Robert Sarver repeatedly used the N-word, demonstrated “inequitable conduct toward female employees,” and made “sex-related” and inappropriate comments toward employees about their appearances, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver slapped Sarver with a one-year suspension and a $10 million fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That punishment wasn't good enough for many prominent\u00a0NBA players<\/a>, including the Suns Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James. However, NBA insider Brian Windhorst credits the Golden State Warriors Draymond Green for playing “high-level chess” on his podcast. The star player truly backed Sarver and the other governors into a corner and forced him to sell his team, which he announced his intention to do a week after his suspension came down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draymond Green backed the NBA into a corner on his podcast <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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(L-R) Robert Sarver, Draymond Green | Christian Petersen\/Getty Images; Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the report<\/a> on Robert Sarver came out, Adam Silver did what he could with the suspension, but it was little more than a slap on the wrist in light of such serious charges. However, without the other 29 NBA governors voting to force Sarver out, there wasn't a ton Silver could do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That's when some of the leading NBA players stepped up and spoke out about the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James tweeted that “Read through the Sarver stories a few times now. I gotta be honest\u2026Our league definitely got this wrong.” And the Suns' biggest star,\u00a0Chris Paul<\/a>, tweeted that “the sanctions fell short in truly addressing what we can all agree was atrocious behavior.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am of the view that the sanctions fell short in truly addressing what we can all agree was atrocious behavior.\u00a0My heart goes out to all of the people that were affected.<\/p>— Chris Paul (@CP3) September 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>