The Draymond Green Show - Robert Sarver Suspension Reaction

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all know what it is. Is Um. I've sat back on this topic and just kind of watched Um for a few days or a week or so of statements, of reactions, actions taken, and it's been very interesting to me and obviously the topic that we are going to discuss today, uh, is Robert Sarver, the governor of the Phoenix Suns, who was recently suspended one year Um by the NBA and find ten million dollars for his or how he conducted himself in the workplace, Um, how he

ran the organization, and I think it's very interesting because to get suspended for one year and find ten million dollars, I mean the only way you and suspended for one year and find two million dollars is if you are the owner of an asset and you can't be fired, because I think anyone else in the NBA who and especially from a front office standpoint like maybe not a player, although we've seen players get thrown out of the leaf for less, but I think anyone of that's an employee

of an NBA team, not NBA Player, although you could possibly throw them us in there as well. Would one thousand percent be fired if half of the things that came out of the investigation into Robert's saver came out

about anyone else. And, as I said before, I've sat back four or five or six days and just kind of watched different people's reactions and a lot of things around this are surrounding this is very interesting to me because, number one, if you use the n word to redscribe something that someone said, or telling a story that Um, someone has told you, or using the word because someone else did stop it that's ridiculous, because the level of comfort that you have to have to even use the

word again, does it not validate or make it okay for Robert Sarver to use the n word? I saw the report also said he used it at least five times. Okay, at least five times, could be one hundred times. At least five times, could be six times. At least five times could also be that is just a word that you use in our comfortable using. Now, quite frankly, I'd have a hard time believing that he's using the world

with an a ending and not an e Er ending. However, not really that that matters or not, but e Er does get a little harsher than he and, quite frankly, I can't imagine that in his vocabulary is the n word ending in A. I can't imagine in his vocabulary is the n word ending in e R. What significance does that have? Zero. The significance or the relevance that it had is that. It baffles me that people try

to decipher the difference in between the two. Well, if that guy used it ending in e R or a, it's less discriminatory or it's less of a gut punch or it's less meaningful if it's used with e Er or an A. It's absolutely ridiculous. What also, what else is ridiculous is, and by the way, I say this as someone who actually uses the word, and I am amongst my friend groups, when I am amongst people I am close with, I may use the word. I do use the word at times period. I too am a

little out or just say wrong. I too am a little wrong for using the word. I too, I am a little out of touch because, and here's why I say this, the fact that I myself and others Um will use such a word as an endearing term. It's a little fucked up. It's a little messed up in itself. I grew up using that word. I grew up as the word being okay, and I'm also not gonna sit here and lie to you and say I probably won't use the word again. That would probably be a lie.

I'm kind of not into line like it is what it is. I have gotten better at about using the word Um, but the reality is I still do use it. But I think it's actually sad that, like you, don't, you don't really hear Um words in that vein for other nationalities, for other races, used as an endearing term. So why is it that the term that's been used for us as African Americans too Um degrade us, to disrespect us, to call us everything except for except for Our Name? Why is that term used as a term

of endearment? I think it's actually insane. I've been doing more thinking about this, especially since all of this stuff came out. I've just been thinking about it. But let's not get off topic, because that's a totally different conversation.

But the conversation that needs to be had is how can someone that's leading an organization like Robert, sorry, which, let's face it, the reason your organization thrives, the way the organizations thrive, is pretty much built on the backs of African Americans, because, I mean, you could just look at the team roster. Um, this is also this is also a team that has an African American coach. Um, this is also a team that has an African American generalmatic.

So the thriving that's going on this or and in that organization is one being heavily driven by African Americans. So, okay, let's say Robert Sarver gets a one year band, as he did in the ten million dollar fine. So when he returns next year, because it's only a year, it does everything just go back to normal? Are Those guys supposed to unsee everything that they just saw and heard? Are Those guys supposed to feel comfortable with continuing to work with this guy? And quite frankly, I think it'd

be absolutely insane if they were. But to each his own. I can't judge how they feel or how they may or may not feel. That's not up to me to judge. But I do think it's absolutely insane that you know you Robert sarvags is going to receive a one year band and and and and and ten million dollar fine and just returned to the sidelines next year and returned to the building next year. It actually goes against everything that the NBA stands for. The NBA stands for inclusion,

the NBA stands for diversity. The N B A definitely stands against bigotry and racism and I commend Adam Silver, our commissioner, and the entire staff at the League Office for the stands that they have taken over the years. I don't think there's been any other organization or league that supports their players like the NBA supports us. So this does not erase like one thing you do. I know we live in the world of where you can do like a million good things and one bad thing

and people paint you to be a bad person. Let me say this. This does not paint Adam or the NBA as like these bad people, as if all the decisions that they've made up until this point have been incredible and this one kind of fell short of what

should be. This does not paint them as that. But for everything that the NBA stands against and stand for, this report that came out last week is the total opposite of everything that the NBA stands for, and so to think that someone like Robert Sarverer that's acting in

that manner can continue to represent us, that's bullshit. You can't continue to represent way more people than herself with those views was speaking to people the way he did, with treating Um African Americans and women the way he has. That's not okay because the moment the moment um any of us do something wrong, it's always we, you know, we don't support that, we don't do this, we don't do that and we're kind of left out on our

own to figure it out. This this guy gets to just come back in the folds as if he's still representing us and as as if he's a part of one of us. That can't be so because for us, especially as African Americans, I'm uncomfortable. I'm very uncomfortable. And knowing that, M and in that position, you could just essentially do whatever you want and because you you own

an asset, you can't be punished. And so I saw where commissioner silver said, I've taken the steps that I can take, the maximum penalty that I can hand out. I hand it out, and now it falls on, you know, in order for him to be kicked out as an owner of an of a franchise and forced to sell that that vote will fall on two thirds of the other owners of these assets. And so what I was saying then, why don't we pose a vote, because that is definitely an offense that it's probably grounds for forced

being forced to sell. I personally myself was actually a part of the game that was about to be played right after the Donald Sterling press conference which, if you remember back, it was commissioner Adam Silver's first thing that he really had to take a stand on as the

commissioner of the NBA, which was a tough one. And and I remember, we were not going to play that game that night if Adam, if if we, the players, didn't think that Adam had taken the necessary steps that should be taken, that, if the hammer that he dropped was not as tough or as hard as it should have been dropped, we were not going to play that night. Looking back on that, I even with that, I still

didn't think we should have played. However, I was super young, probably think I was in my second year in the NBA. Had No say. Whatever it was gonna happen was I just had to go along with I had no say, but I was a part of that game and I and I remember seeing that announcement that Adam may was like, all right, well, I guess we're gonna play. And so a part of me wonder why was it okay then but not okay now? Um, I would really need some

clarity on that. Of how was it able to like, how was it that Donald starling could be forced to sell and he's not? It's the same thing. The only difference is. We don't have a recording, but we do have a ton of people and if you've read the interview Um, if you haven't, you should and if you have, if you have, you know the amount of people that were interviewed as a part of this investigation. Now let me say something. I do not support cancel culture. I

do not believe in cancel culture. I think, quite frankly, if you want my opinion, I think a lot of it is a bunch of bullshit. I think a lot of cancel culture are people that didn't work as hard in life or didn't make it as far in life and think they're just allowed to punish those that did. So let me make it clear. I do not support

cancel culture. This is not cancel culture. This is not like I'm sure most people that are basketball fans can't walk past Robert Sarver and say, Oh, that's Robert Sarver. So canceling him is like canceling someone that. That's like two totally different things. So I want to make that clear. But it's it's it's it's a little baffling to me that we'll walk into the arena next year the Phoenix Suns were walking into arena next year he'll sit on

the sideline and we'll just continue on planing. So the one thing that I am going to need is someone to explain to me why is it that it was okay to get rid of sterling but it's not possible to force Robert Sarver to sell after what we read? And secondly, why isn't there just a vote, being like all right, so let's have the vote, because then also what we all know is who else may be saying it behind closed tours? That's something that I would love to know and based on the votes, maybe we'll know

that or maybe we won't. Just because someone votes know doesn't necessarily mean they are using that word behind closed doors. Because be that this, that is a fireble offense. I would never just throw that on somebody. I would never say, Hey, if one of the other twenty nine voted no, they're using the word behind closed doors. I don't believe that. I don't believe that at all. But what what you will know is values, like what what are the values

of others that you know? Quite frankly, we're playing for UM. What are they values? What they believe in? Um, you know, morals, like you you will just have a better picture of all of those things and you will know how to operate yourself. I think that's one thing that we we would learn from a vote and, quite frankly, we will simply know who stands with us and who don't, because it's easy to sit back and not say nothing. We all can sit back and not say anything that way.

European just hasn't heard. It's not that you had an opinion and it was against the popular opinion or not. It's just not heard and no one's really asking for it. I'm asking that there be a vote. If that's the only way, then let's see what those numbers are. Let's see what they are, because what I did see was a minority owner of the Phoenix Sun said if he's going to continue to be there, I'm out. I did see paypal say, if he's going to continue to be there,

our sponsorships out. So be that. These those things are happening. It's definitely grounds for a force to sell. Now it's how would that take place, because that one needs to take place. So how do we get to a space, into a place of where that's going to happen? That is my question. That's what I need answers on. I think more of my brothers in NBA need answers on and I am looking forward to hearing that. Lastly, before we get out of here, and this is two guys

in the NBA. This is to agents. This is too, anybody who may hear this and then make concerns. I recently read, I know everybody's caught up on the news of Oh man, we're gonna get high school players going back from high school to the NBA. Great, I have no problem with that. Have had it to your business. Don't get so caught up in the big headline that you that you miss out on a fine print. And what I read in the fine print was harsher luxury

tax penalties are being discussed. Why is that important? I think that's important because don't for one second fool of yourself and just think harshal luxy luxury tax penalty don't have anything to do with me, because that's not true. Harshal luxury luxury tax penalties that just falls on the owners. They got the money, they can pay it. Let me

explain something to you. What I've learned in this league and what I've been taught in this league it's normally there's three to four teams per year really trying to win a championship. And, quite frankly, if you're really trying to win a championship this year, unless you just overhearder roster, you're really trying to win the championship next year and after next year, unless you just overhearder roster, you're really

trying to win one that following year. So you really have three to five teams per year that is really trying to compete for championships. Why does that matter? That matters because harsher luxury tax penalties just mean those teams that aren't winning, which is the vast majority of the NBA, they're just not going to go into the tax because there's harsher penalties. Well, guess what, guys, if those teams aren't willing to go into the tax, what does salaries do,

or the amount of people getting bigger salaries? They go down. Why? Because teams aren't going into the tax. So don't make the mistake of saying harsher luxury tax penalties, that ain't got nothing to do with me. It has everything to do with you. It has everything to do with me. When you speak of harsher luxury tax penalty, because most won't be willing to pay those penalties. So in turn, most won't be getting paid, and so that's something that

I wanted to throw out there. Read defined print, don't just read the headline. Don't get close so caught up on the pretty headline that you miss the fine print and the things that really do matter. Because, quite frankly, if high schoolers start coming into the NBA, what I mean there will be seven of them drafted in a great year. Okay, so if there's seven drafted in a great year, realistically there maybe three or four in a year most of the time. Okay, that's three or four

spots of the sixty harsh luxury tax penalties. That's six, eight guys not getting paid what they could possibly get paid. So don't let that go over your head. Pay attention to those small things and don't get it twisted and think that don't bother me, I don't got to pay the luxury tax fiancy because you do. So keep your eye for that. That's a wrap on this segment of the draymond green show. This was obviously I wanted to share my opinion, my thoughts and my most importantly, my

questions based on this Robert sarver thing. Um, I think it's we all know what needs to happen. I've said what needs to happen. I've been a part of a very crucial game that happened right before forced to sell. I've kind of seen it all unveil and I think it's time that we see this one as well. That's a rap from the draymond green show piece.