How A BigLaw Probe Led To A Record NBA Franchise Sale

By Jade Martinez-Pogue (December 21, 2022, 3:59 PM EST) -- In early November 2021, mere months after the Phoenix Suns lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA finals, ESPN published an explosive report spotlighting allegations of racism and misogyny by the Suns' owner, Robert Sarver. The NBA shot into action shortly thereafter and hired a BigLaw firm to investigate. Just over a year later, on Tuesday, Sarver sold both the Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury to a group led by mortgage banking billionaire Mat Ishbia....

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