# @theshaderoom on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cix9idZOhBR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/352152-theshaderoom-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-09-21T19:33:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Shade Room (@TheShadeRoom) — https://gondola.cc/TheShadeRoom

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TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94 
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#TSRUpdatez: Last week, the NBA announced that #RobertSarver, the owner of both the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury, would be suspended from both leagues for a year and fined $10 million after an investigation determined he used racial slurs, as well as engaged in “inequitable conduct toward female employees,” plus more. Now it looks like Sarver has decided to sell both basketball teams.
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@ESPN reports that Sarver released a statement on Wednesday where he announced he has begun the process of selling both the Suns and Mercury franchises.
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In his statement, Sarver said, "I expected that the commissioner's one-year suspension would provide the time for me to focus, make amends and remove my personal controversy from the teams that I and so many fans love. But in our current unforgiving climate, it has become painfully clear that that is no longer possible -- that whatever good I have done, or could still do, is outweighed by things I have said in the past. For those reasons, I am beginning the process of seeking buyers for the Suns and Mercury.” He continued to—read more at TheShadeRoom.com (📸: @gettyimages)—(🎥: @arizonasfamily)

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