The Phoenix Suns were hosting the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night, but there was much to this contest than just a basketball game. Suns team owner Robert Sarver has been the stuff of headlines after a bombshell report exposed his alleged racist and misogynistic behavior.

Unsurprisingly, the Suns organization is taking this matter very seriously. So much so, that they appear to be banning all untoward reactions to the scandal that might put the big boss in a bad light. A case in point is this anti-Sarver sign that was allegedly confiscated by building security (h/t Tim MacMahon of ESPN):

Robert Sarver has vehemently denied these accusations as he seems intent on protecting his already-tarnished reputation. Apparently, this includes forbidding Suns fans from expressing their freedom of expression if their opinion happens to be against him. It looks like some form of martial law has been implemented in Phoenix's Footprint Center.

To be clear, however, there is no direct link between the Suns owner and the security's decision to confiscate the anti-Sarver sign. It could very well be that Robert Sarver had nothing to do with this peculiar move. Then again, who else would have given that order to security?