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Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver is facing increasing pressure to leave the NBA franchise following a league investigation that found many instances of , including the use of racial slurs and demeaning and harsh treatment of employees.

After publishing the findings on Tuesday, the NBA suspended Sarver from all activity related to the franchise for one year and fined him $10 million, the maximum allowable by the league's by-laws — penalties some are saying don't go far enough.

PayPal announced in a statement that it a deal ESPN reports to be worth $3 million last season, if Sarver returns after his suspension.

"We have reviewed the report of the NBA league's independent investigation into Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver and have found his conduct unacceptable and in conflict with our values," PayPal CEO and President Dan Schulman said.

A top team executive reportedly calls on Sarver to resign

ESPN reports that Suns Vice Chairman Jahm Najafi, who owns the second-largest stake in the team, . Sarver's 35% stake in the team , based on estimates by Forbes.

"Similar conduct by any CEO, executive director, president, teacher, coach, or any other position of leadership would warrant immediate termination," Najafi wrote in the letter, ESPN reported. "The fact that Robert Sarver 'owns' the team does not give him a license to treat others differently."

Suns star Chris Paul calls Sarver's conduct unacceptable

The Suns' highest-profile player, veteran point guard Chris Paul, wrote on Twitter in light of "what we can all agree was atrocious behavior."

"I was and am horrified and disappointed by what I read," Paul wrote. "This conduct especially towards women is unacceptable and must never be repeated."

, NPR's Tom Goldman reported:

The NBA ordered the inquiry after last year that reported many of the same allegations about Sarver's behavior.

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