{"id":412231,"date":"2022-11-26T14:36:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T14:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=412231"},"modified":"2022-11-26T14:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T14:36:33","slug":"feel-bad-for-the-suns-fans-2-time-nba-champion-lamar-odom-criticizes-phoenix-suns-amidst-sale-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/feel-bad-for-the-suns-fans-2-time-nba-champion-lamar-odom-criticizes-phoenix-suns-amidst-sale-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Feel Bad For the Suns Fans&#8221;: 2-Time NBA Champion Criticizes Phoenix Suns Amidst Sale Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to former NBA great Lamar Odom, the racial problems with the Phoenix Suns go beyond the team&#8217;s departed owner Robert Sarver. The team has been under fire for its mascot, which has been branded racist, following the removal of former owner Robert Sarver for his racist behavior. The Phoenix Suns have recently been under fire for a number of things. Owner Robert Sarver is in hot water amid accusations of racism and sexism.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OUtnq0k1SIs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Former Los Angeles Lakers player Lamar Odom claims that Sarver is not the only member of the Suns organization that needs to be investigated for racism. Odom, a two-time NBA champion, recently appeared on The Bootleg Kev Podcast, which is hosted by a Suns supporter, and the two talked about the team&#8217;s current on-court performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"\u201cGot Work to Do\u201d: Lakers LeBron James Hilariously Reacts to His Doppelganger at FIFA Soccer World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/got-work-to-do-lakers-lebron-james-hilariously-reacts-to-his-doppelganger-at-fifa-soccer-world-cup\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cGot Work to Do\u201d: Lakers LeBron James Hilariously Reacts to His Doppelganger at FIFA Soccer World Cup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Lamar Odom calls out Phoenix Suns for racist mascot<\/h2>\n<p>Odom discussed the Suns&#8217; mascot in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OUtnq0k1SIs\">The Bootleg Kev<\/a> Podcast, stating why it&#8217;s quite odd that a gorilla is the team&#8217;s mascot. Naturally, he didn&#8217;t declare that this was absolutely true, but Lamar voiced his reservations about it.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGorillas in the desert, you can\u2019t find any,\u201d<\/em> Odom said. <em>\u201cYou could probably find a cactus. \u2026 Just like, come on. But you know what\u2019s so, really crazy about it? They just tried it because they wanted to get the fans involved, and that\u2019s the reason why they kept it \u2014 \u2019cause the fans loved it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lamar Odom thinks Suns having a gorilla mascot is racist: &#39;Slid that one by&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g5j8eHbClN\">https:\/\/t.co\/g5j8eHbClN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IZxq7P0crs\">pic.twitter.com\/IZxq7P0crs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1596327265629093892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Odom doesn&#8217;t appear to be claiming to know for sure that the Suns&#8217; mascot is racist, but he obviously believes it and has some evidence to support it. Additionally, the Suns were embroiled in a significant controversy after a study on Robert Sarver&#8217;s stint with the organization revealed how several executives used their positions of power to their advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix&#8217;s supporter base isn&#8217;t typically brought up in that discourse, but Sarver most certainly has. 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The team has been under fire for its mascot, which has been branded racist, following the removal of former owner Robert Sarver for his racist behavior. 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