Silver defends lack of suspension for Cuban
NEWYORK—NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he didn’t suspend Mark Cuban because the Mavericks’ owner was never directly implicated in the misconduct toward women within his organization.
Silver also cited the organization’s cooperation with investigators afterward in choosing not to hand down further punishment.
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