Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver investigation in ‘sort of last stage,’ says NBA commissioner Adam Silver
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Phoenix Suns team owner Robert Sarver’s investigation is near completion during a press conference Tuesday after a meeting with the league’s Board of Governors in Las Vegas.
“I’m not prepared to talk about what the conclusion might be, only to say that we are at the sort of last stage of the investigation,” Silver said.
Sarver has been under investigation since November of 2021 after an ESPN report detailed allegations of racism and misogyny against Sarver, claiming he created a “toxic” work environment within the Suns’ organization.
Silver was asked Tuesday why the investigation has taken nearly a year.
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“I can only say that we are talking about almost an 18-year period that the ESPN article covered in terms of his ownership,” Silver said. “Hundreds of current and former employees that were involved over that period. And also ensuring that everyone’s confidentiality, if they asked for it, is met, and ensuring due process is provided to Mr. Sarver as well.”
Sarver openly welcomed an investigation that Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen Katz, a law firm out of New York, has been conducting.
All-Star signed his supermax extension for four years, $224 million with the Suns.
The NBA Summer League in Las Vegas concludes Sunday.
“It’s quite remarkable what this has turned into. I’m told that we will have an economic impact on Las Vegas of roughly $125 million, that we will fill 70,000 hotel rooms over the course of the time that we’re here and that we will sell approximately 135,000 tickets,” Silver said.
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