NBA commissioner Silver defends Sarver punishment amid criticism

National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver has defended the one-year suspension and $10m (€10m) fine handed to Robert Sarver, majority owner of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and Women’s National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Mercury, following a formal investigation into a series of explosive racism and misogyny allegations.

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