Draymond Green says NBA owners should vote whether Robert Sarver should be out as Phoenix Suns owner

Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green called on NBA owners to hold a vote to terminate Robert Sarver's position as owner of the Phoenix Suns.

«I'm asking that there be a vote,» Green said on «The Draymond Green Show» podcast, which was published Tuesday.

The league's rules require a vote of three-quarters of the board of governors to remove an owner.

«It's a little baffling to me that we'll walk into the arena next year,» Green said on his podcast. «The Phoenix Suns will walk into the arena next year, he'll sit on the sideline and we'll just continue on playing. So the one thing that I am going to need is someone to explain to me why is it that it was OK to get rid of [LA Clippers owner Donald] Sterling, but it's not possible to force Robert Sarver to sell after what we read?

»… I'm asking that there be a vote. If that's the only way, then let's see what those numbers are. Let's see what they are."

Sarver, who also is the majority owner of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, was suspended one year and fined $10 million last week after an investigation found that he used the N-word at least five times «when recounting the statements of others.»

Sarver also was involved in «instances of inequitable conduct toward female employees,» including «sex-related comments» and inappropriate comments on employees' appearances.

Silver banned Sterling for life, though a vote was never taken among NBA owners to terminate his position as owner. The Clippers eventually sold.

Green said the league's punishment for Sarver just wasn't enough, and that players have been «thrown out of the league for less.»

«To get suspended for one year and fined $10 million, I mean, the only way you get suspended for one year and fined $10 million