4, 2021: NBA launches investigation into Sarver over racism, sexism charges. 4, 2021: ESPN releases its story on Suns owner Robert Sarver and the workplace culture in Phoenix. "You can't f-ing say that," Watson said again. "You can't say that," Watson, who is Black and Hispanic, told Sarver.
"You know, why does Draymond Green get to run up the court and say ," Sarver, who is white, allegedly said, repeating the N-word several times in a row. The Warriors took control in the fourth quarter and cemented a 106-100 win, dropping the Suns to 0-3.Īfter the loss, Suns majority owner Robert Sarver entered the coaches locker room, Watson told ESPN. Still, the Suns were playing the eventual NBA champions close, even leading by 13 in the first half. The young Phoenix Suns team had been toiling at the bottom of the NBA's standings for years, missing the playoffs for six straight seasons while churning through head coaches. 30, 2016, at Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix, Earl Watson, in just his third game as the Suns' head coach, faced a tall task: beat the powerhouse Golden State Warriors. 13, the NBA announced the conclusion of its report, suspending Sarver for one year and fining him $10 million. Magic was unreal, averaging 26.2 points on 54.1 percent shooting, 13.0 assists, 8.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals, while Bird tallied 24.2 points on 44.5 percent shooting, 10.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.2 steals.Editor's note: ESPN's investigation into Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver and the Suns' workplace culture originally published on Nov. In the “rubber match” 1987 finals, the Lakers won in six games. Bird, meanwhile, had 23.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals. In a must-win Game 6, he came through with 26 points on 11-of-20 shooting and 17 assists. Magic averaged 18.3 points, 14.0 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 steals.
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The Lakers got revenge the following year, with the series again going seven games. He put together a 14-point, 21-assist performance in Game 3. In the losing effort, Magic averaged 18.0 points on 56.0 percent shooting with 13.6 assists, 7.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals. Bird put up 27.4 points on 48.4 percent shooting to go with 14.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.1 blocks in the finals, which included a 29-21 effort in a Game 4 win. In 1984, the Celtics prevailed in seven games. Larry Bird (29 pts, 21 rebs) vs Lakers 1984 Finals, Game 4 (BEST QUALITY) Larry Bird (29 pts, 21 rebs) vs Lakers 1984 Finals, Game 4 (BEST QUALITY) T20:04:04.000Z Magic also collected three MVP awards: 1986-87 (23.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 1.7 steals), 1988-89 (22.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 1.8 steals) and 1989-90 (22.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 1.7 steals).īoth players were named to 12 All-Star games, nine All-NBA First Teams and one All-NBA Second Team, while Bird was a three-time All-Defensive Second Team member.
Some guy named Michael Jordan won it that year. It was the 1987-88 campaign, in which he averaged 29.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals. Interestingly enough, his best season in terms of player efficiency rating (PER) wasn’t any of those.
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