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Suns employee quits amid retaliation for reporting toxicity, misogyny in workplace

Way back in November 2021, ESPN’s Baxter Holmes broke a long story with dozens of allegations of racism and misogyny (treating women worse than men) in the Phoenix Suns organization, with an emphasis on managing partner Robert Sarver.

Holmes article focused heavily on Robert Sarver himself, painting a picture of racist and miosgynistic behavior dating back 17 years, and so commonplace that Suns employees simply confirmed the allegations on the condition of anonymity (only former head coach Earl Watson and former assistant coach Corliss Williamson made statements regarding Sarver’s racism.

When it came to misogyny and claims of a toxic workplace culture, the issues did not stop at Sarver.