NBPA executive director calls for lifetime ban of Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver as PayPal threatens to end sponsorship with team

By Ben Morse, Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN

Updated 1000 GMT (1800 HKT) September 17, 2022

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