NBA commissioner Adam Silver issued a statement Wednesday in response to Robert Sarver stating his plans to begin the process of selling both the Suns and Mercury.
“I fully support the decision by Robert Sarver to sell the Phoenix Suns and the Mercury,” Silver wrote in a statement. “This is the right next step for the organization and community.”
One week ago, Silver told Sports Illustrated’s Howard Beck that he felt he didn’t “have the right to take away” Sarver’s team.
“I don’t want to rest on that legal point because, of course, there could be a process to take away someone’s team in this league it’s very involved and I ultimately made the decision that it didn’t rise to that level,” Silver said.