Chris Paul Says NBA's Punishment of Suns Governor Robert Sarver 'Fell Short'

Phoenix Suns star point guard Chris Paul voiced his thoughts on managing partner Robert Sarver, and like many, the veteran floor general believes he should have faced a harsher penalty than a one-year suspension and a $10 million fine.

The league's punishment fell short, according to Paul.

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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. My heart goes out to all of the people that were affected.

During his time with the Suns, there were allegations of racism and misogynistic behavior made against him. The NBA announced sanctions for Sarver after the investigation determined he "engaged in conduct that clearly violated common workplace standards".

The law firm conducted interviews with more than 300 people and reviewed more than 80,000 documents. The findings were revealed in a report on Tuesday.

It was found that he used the N-word at least five times and made sex-related comments at the workplace.

He made inappropriate comments about the physical appearance of female employees and other women and frequently engaged in degrading and harsh treatment of employees.

The Suns have allowed Sarver to keep his job. The former Los Angeles Clippers owner was banned from the league and fined $2.5 million for making racist comments after he was caught on tape.

Adam Silver stood by the NBA's punishment when speaking to reporters on Wednesday. Silver said that he was guilty of "racist conduct directed at a select group of people" and that his comments were "wholly of a different kind" than that of the Clippers' owner.

The Clippers had a member named Paul. He threatened to boycott the season if the owner remained, and he addressed the situation back then. The leader of the Suns, Paul, could push for a protest during the upcoming season.

The star player was not the only one who had an opinion on the matter. "Our league definitely got this wrong," James said on his verified account.