Clippers' Paul George calls NBA's discipline of Suns' Robert Sarver 'slap on the wrist initially'

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George opened up to Fox News Digital about the league’s handling of the Robert Sarver controversy in Phoenix.

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George addressed the NBA’s decision to suspend Phoenix Suns team owner Robert Sarver for a year after the league’s investigation found he made several racist and misogynistic remarks over the course of his ownership.

Sarver said last week he would being the "process of seeking buyers" for the Suns and the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The NBA said an investigation found that Sarver used the n-world at least five times and made "many sex-related comments" in the workplace.

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Apr 9, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George (13) warms up before a game against the Sacramento Kings at Crypto.com Arena. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

George said Monday at Clippers media day the initial penalty for Sarver felt like a "slap on the wrist."

"Not as well as they could," George told Fox News Digital of the league’s handling of the Sarver ordeal. "I think it should’ve been from (the) jump that it’s more than a year suspension. You talk about the situation here, we’ve been fortunate to change ownership, but I think the way they addressed that obviously was a lot more harsher comments and things being said with the situation here.

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Apr 19, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver against the New Orleans Pelicans during game two of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Footprint Center. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

"I think regardless of how little or how much he said,