Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry claimed to have privately discussed the controversial Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver's Sunday punishment with commissioner Adam Silver.
The Warriors' media day coincided with the superstar guard's first public discussion of the Robert Sarver issue, ESPN reported.
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"[I] got [Silver's] point of view of what decisions and, I guess, mechanisms he had to step in and bring down a punishment that was worthy of the actions that we were all responding to and representing the league as a whole," said Stephen Curry. "I got [Silver's] point of view of protecting the integrity of the league and the standard that we set terms of from execs, ownership, all the way down to players," Curry added.
He continued by saying that standards for what is acceptable and what is not should exist. After an independent investigation found Sarver used the N-word at least five times while expressing the views of others and engaged in incidences of "inequitable conduct" with female employees, including "sex-related comments" and offensive remarks on employees' appearances, the NBA announced on September 13 that Sarver would be suspended for a year and fined $10 million.
After an ESPN report in November 2021 alleging racism and sexism by Sarver, the NBA launched an investigation. NBA players came out as a result of the NBA's inquiry into Sarver, which revealed that he had intimidated and harassed his staff. "There is no place for misogyny, sexism, and racism in any workplace," LeBron James said in a tweet.
The superstar forward for the LA Lakers said that everyone active in the NBA, regardless of position, should provide an example of certain principles. Chris Paul, the point guard for the Phoenix Suns, expressed his "shock and disappointment" with Sarver. Draymond Green, a teammate of Stephen Curry, claims that the NBA owners should have voted on Sarver's case since it was "100% a fireable" violation.
Draymond Green, a fellow Golden State Warrior with Stephen Curry, supports the intentions to sell the team. He felt that there should have been a vote among NBA franchise owners, though.
Curry is Satisfied Sarver Case's Result
"You know, if this is governed by a vote, then why isn't there a vote? It's a 100% fireable offense. It's 100% forceable - to force a sale type of event," Green reportedly said through ESPN, according to a Basketball Forever report.
However, the forward for the Golden State Warriors stated he was "very happy" to see Sarver sell the team because it was the appropriate decision since it showed that everyone in the NBA was on the same page in responding to the situation and that "no one person is bigger than the league." Curry was pleased with how the Sarver case turned out, which is precisely what he expected.
"Honestly, I thought with the punishment that was handed down, it would have dragged out a little longer, but I'm glad we got to a point where hopefully the team is up for sale sooner than later and can kind of move on knowing that's where it should be," Stephen Curry noted, per SB Nation.
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