Ep. 262: Wretched Robert Sarver

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs, Shireen Ahmed and Jessica Luther break down the recent report on the behavior of Robert Sarver, owner of the Phoenix Mercury and Phoenix Suns basketball teams. But first, they talk about the retirement of tennis great Roger Federer. Then, they dig into a report released by a law firm and commissioned by the NBA to look into allegations of of Robert Sarver's sexist and racist violations of common work place standards. The NBA responded by fining Sarver $10 million and suspending him for one year. The team talks about the damning results including statements from over 100 individuals that witnessed many accounts of sexist, vulgar, and racist behavior by Sarver as well as how Sarver uses the WNBA team the Mercury as a shield for his actions. They also discuss reactions from players, sponsors, and the league, as well as comparable cases of deplorable owners, like Donald Sterling, in recent years. Following this discussion, they preview a special Patreon segment about NBA commissioner Adam Silver's disappointing reaction to the report on Sarver, saying team owners are held to different standards than everyone else. Then, you'll here a preview of this week's interview with Sabreena Merchant, basketball writer for SB Nation, on a WNBA finals recap and budding off season storylines. Next, they burn some of the worst in sports this week on the Burn Pile. Then, they celebrate those shining light, including Torchbearers of the Week, the Las Vegas Aces, who won the franchise's first WNBA title over the Connecticut Sun. They wrap up the show with What's Good and What We're Watching In Sports this week. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To get exclusive content and support the Burn It All Down podcast, become a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, hello, and welcome to burn it all down.
0:13.6	The Feminist Sports Podcast you both want and need.
0:17.4	My name is Lindsay Gibbs.
0:18.9	I am the host of today's show and I am joined by Jessica
0:23.9	Luther and Shereen Ahmed. Hi friends. Good morning. Hello. Good morning. Today we've got a
0:30.8	conversation on Robert Sarver and the NBA's report on his behavior and the fallout from it. We're going to have most of that
0:42.8	conversation in this episode. And then we're going to have a little bit on Patreon. We have a
0:48.2	lot of great Patreon content over the past few weeks. I'm especially excited about the discussion
0:52.3	from Jessica, Amira, and Brenda
0:55.9	about being at the U.S. Open and being able to see Serena and the buzz around Serena in her
1:02.4	retirement tour. So go check out patreon.com slash burned all down for that. And speaking of
1:09.8	retirements in tennis, we had another big one this week.
1:13.1	The last 24 years on tour have been an incredible adventure. While it sometimes feel like it
1:18.0	went by in 24 hours, it has also been so deep and magical that it seems as if I've already
1:23.7	lived a full lifetime. I have laughed and cried, felt joy and pain, and most
1:29.9	of all, I have felt incredibly alive. So I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart
1:35.6	to everyone around the world who has helped make the dreams of a young Swiss ball kid come true.
1:41.6	Finally, to the game of tennis. I love you and will never leave you.
1:47.5	Roger Federer announced that this week at Labor Cup will be his goodbye.
1:51.6	He hasn't played in about a year.
1:53.7	He's been dealing with injuries.
1:55.8	I found myself surprised by how, like, it wasn't Serena level, but I definitely got a little bit emotional
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