FOUR YEARS AFTER naming McDonough general manager, Sarver acquired some live goats from a Diana Taurasi event at Talking Stick Resort Arena and planted them upstairs in McDonough's office. The stunt was both a practical joke and an inspirational message — the Suns should find a GOAT of their own, one who dominates like Taurasi. The goats, unaware of their metaphorical connotation, proceeded to defecate all over McDonough's office.

McDonough's flaws didn't deter Sarver. Moments after McDonough laid eyes on the goats using his office as a loafing shed, the owner extended his GM's contract, even though the Suns had lost more games than the previous campaign in each of the previous two seasons. McDonough had merely asked Sarver for the contract renewals of his scouting staff. In a chipper mood, Sarver told McDonough that he was due for an extension as well.

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24 comments

  1. Holy shit I never knew where that game of zones joke came from. That series really does have it all

  2. > The goats, unaware of their metaphorical connotation, proceeded to defecate all over McDonough’s office

    The greatest sentence in the history of journalism.

  8. I feel like an average minded owner gets a title with the Nash Suns 

    It takes a special someone like Sarver to walk away with not even a Finals appearance from those teams 

    They should’ve booted him out with Sterling as well 

  11. I am being on the nose here but I reckon it has to be said

    Now KD, another goat, has taken a shit on the Suns franchise, metaphorically

  13. 6 years ago this was the Suns. Won 19 games with Goats shitting in offices because of our wannabe frat boy owner. We’re in a bad spot now, but the fact people on this website suggest the Suns fans should rather have Sarver over Ishbia is crazy to me. Prisoners of the moment.

  14. Billionaires would rather spend money on this than put it towards their employees

  17. Am I the only one who thought of the scene from The Office where Packer shits in Michael’s office?

  18. I still remember that story. Kevin Arnovitz was legit. Miss his coverage. ESPN has bled so much talent over the past decade.

  20. People shouldn’t use animals as props in stupid pranks. These are living, feeling beings that can get anxious and upset when put in situations like this. Just seems petty, inconsiderate, and foolish.

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