Draymond Green is one of the more outspoken experts in the NBA. He uses multiple platforms to share his insights on current events not only in the NBA but also globally.
Green recently used his podcast to call out the NBA’s decision to hand out a one-year suspension to Phoenix Suns/Mercury majority owner Robert Sarver after ESPN’s investigative division dropped allegations of misconduct at his job.
Sarver has been caught using a number of offensive language around his esteemed companies. Sarver reportedly said the ‘N-Word’ repeatedly and made the wrong comment; The four-time champion spoke about the decision and said he doesn’t believe the ban will paint the NBA in the most favorable light.
“That’s bulls–t. You cannot continue to represent people above yourself with these views,” Green said. “Talking to people the way he did, treating African Americans and women the way he did. never mind”
The NBA has been able to seriously address issues of racial justice; However, this latest rumor on Sarver’s behalf believes the basketball community should be removed and banned for life.
The support of the Black Lives Matter movement since 2020 and the 2015 termination of Donald Sterling’s ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers make this issue easier for league commissioner Adam Silver.
However, Sarver ponders the idea that removing the teams’ ownership rights is too difficult to reverse. In essence, Silver believes the $10 million fine and one-year suspension will serve as a lesson in Sarver’s alleged misconduct.
“What it takes to get that group out of control is a very involved process,” Silver said. “And it’s different than having a job. It’s just that. When you actually own a team, it’s a very different proposition.
Green put out league governors to vote on Sarver’s position. A vote of at least three-quarters of the board is needed to remove him, according to ESPN’s Baxter Holmes. Green continues to shed light on issues that need to be discussed around the league, and his comments will almost certainly reshape commissioner Adam Silver’s decision.
