Devin Booker says he hasn't personally seen instances of racism or misogyny since being drafted by the Phoenix Suns but welcomes the league's investigation into numerous accusations made by current and former Suns employees about owner Robert Sarver's conduct in an ESPN report on Thursday.
"In my seven years that I've been here, I haven't noticed that, but that doesn't make me insensitive to the subject," Booker said, according to ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "I think the NBA opened an investigation, and they're going to do their due diligence of bringing out facts instead of 'he said, she said.'
"I'm sure the NBA has it in good hands and will do the proper research to find out the truth."
Booker's backcourt mate, Chris Paul, has been down a similar road before.
While playing for the Los Angeles Clippers toward the end of the 2013-14 season, an audio recording leaked of then-owner Donald Sterling expressing racist sentiments about Black people - including crosstown basketball icon Magic Johnson. The NBA ultimately forced Sterling to sell his stake in the team.
Paul is also staying patient while the NBA gathers more information into the expansive report, which featured interviews with over 70 current and former Phoenix staff members.
"I feel like situations are different," Paul said, per ESPN. "We dealt with that in that time when all that happened. I think right now, like Book said, we're not insensitive to everything that was said or whatnot, but we don't know all the details. So the NBA will do its investigation, and in that time, all of us on our team will continue to play and do what we do."
