Good call that this is on the other owners. But do they hate him more than they love protecting owner privilege? One would hope that someone recorded something damning and maybe the story shakes it loose and forces their hand.
I don't know if James Jones has gone above and beyond for Sarver—his terse non-statement reads as "I intend to outlast him." Any more puts his job and the Suns' season at risk.
I am under no illusion that without the players pushing back, Sarver will suffer any repercussions. But I wonder what it will take to make the NBAPA do that. We might be in one of those places where absent a tape, the outrage will always be muted (much as how Ray Rice was driven from football when so many other abusive men weren't because there was a tape). But surely the sport of player empowerment can be the one that doesn't just let boys be boys.
Good call that this is on the other owners. But do they hate him more than they love protecting owner privilege? One would hope that someone recorded something damning and maybe the story shakes it loose and forces their hand.
I don't know if James Jones has gone above and beyond for Sarver—his terse non-statement reads as "I intend to outlast him." Any more puts his job and the Suns' season at risk.
I am under no illusion that without the players pushing back, Sarver will suffer any repercussions. But I wonder what it will take to make the NBAPA do that. We might be in one of those places where absent a tape, the outrage will always be muted (much as how Ray Rice was driven from football when so many other abusive men weren't because there was a tape). But surely the sport of player empowerment can be the one that doesn't just let boys be boys.