The New York Times – Sports:
An investigation’s finding that Robert Sarver used racist and sexist language as owner of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury is another exhausting entry to the list of sports figures using their power abusively.
Category: Phoenix Suns
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Defends 1-Year Suspension for Owner’s Misconduct
The New York Times – Sports:
Adam Silver, the league’s commissioner, said the suspension and $10 million fine were fair, considering the “totality” of the career of Robert Sarver, who owns Phoenix’s N.B.A. and W.N.B.A. teams.
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NBA Fines and Suspends Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver
The New York Times – Sports:
An investigation found that the owner, Robert Sarver, had used racial slurs and treated female employees inequitably. The N.B.A. fined Sarver $10 million.
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NBA Campaign to Free Brittney Griner Is Mostly Low Key
The New York Times – Sports:
Griner, the W.N.B.A. star, has been detained in Russia since February. The N.B.A., which founded the women’s league in 1996, has said it is working behind the scenes to help Griner.
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Dallas Mavericks Stun the Phoenix Suns in Game 7 Upset
The New York Times – Sports:
The Suns had the best record in the N.B.A. in the regular season, and went to the finals last year. This time, they couldn’t make it out of the second round of the playoffs.
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The Phoenix Suns Weren’t Supposed to Get Pushed to Game 7
The New York Times – Sports:
The Suns have been off their game against Dallas. (So. Many. Turnovers.) But the Mavericks are flawed, too. They have one last game to get it together.
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An N.B.A. Star Who Can’t Watch N.B.A. Games? It’s About Bad Habits.
The New York Times – Sports:
“I have principles when it comes to this game,” Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton said. So when others don’t seem to, he said, “I don’t watch it at all.”
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Chris Paul’s ‘Revenge Tour’ Is No Fun for Luka Doncic
The New York Times – Sports:
The second-round playoff series between Paul’s Suns, who lost in the N.B.A. finals last year, and Doncic’s Mavericks has at its center two of the game’s best point guards.
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Chris Paul’s ‘Revenge Tour’ Is No Fun for Luka Doncic
The New York Times – Sports:
The second-round playoff series between Paul’s Suns, who lost in the N.B.A. finals last year, and Doncic’s Mavericks has at its center two of the game’s best point guards.