Suns Owner Under Heavy Fire After Leaked Voicemail

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is under heavy scrutiny after a leaked voicemail hit the internet.

Mat Ishbia attends a news conference introducing him as the new majority owner of the Suns and / Joel Angel Juarez/The Republic / USA

PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is under heavy fire online after an alleged stong-worded voicemail hit the internet on Tuesday.

Appearing on the "Pablo Torre Finds Out" podcast with former ESPN and award winning journalist Pablo Torre, Hunterbrook Media says they obtained a voicemail left by Ishbia to a "close counter-party" after Ishbia's mortgage company (UWM) surpassed Rocket Mortage as the No. 1 company in the country last year, which is owned by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.

Transcript of the voicemail, which was first allegedly leaked in a Facebook group of independent brokers:

"Hey buddy, hope you're doing good. Just want to say love ya. We f----- took those c-------- down. F--- them. We're going to keep f----- sticking it to them, forever. F--- those guys. We're No. 1. We kicked the s--- out of them. Brokers are No. 1. UWM is No. 1. You're No. 1. We're all No. 1 together - and f--- them. I f----- hate them with all my heart and we're gonna keep kicking their ass every f------ day, that's why I was here at f----- 4 AM again today, I don't give a f---. We're gonna keep kicking ass. So love you man, we talked about it (inaudible). I'm gonna win and you're gonna win. Both are happening right now. Keep hiring. Keep building. Keep growing. Let's f----- go." - Suns owner Mat Ishbia

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Suns owner Mat Ishbia went off on Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's rival business in a leaked voicemail:

"We f**king took those c**ksuckers down. F**k them, and we're gonna keep f**king sticking it to 'em forever. F**k those guys, we're number one."

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— Pablo Torre Finds Out (@pablofindsout) April 2, 2024

Hunterbrook soon after published a deeper dive into their findings, which you can read here.

The rivalry between Ishbia and Gilbert is well documented on and off the court. Both Michigan State alums have battled for supremacy in the mortgage world and both parties have been very clear on the mutual dislike for the opposite side.

Gilbert was the only NBA owner who did not vote for approval of Phoenix's sale to Ishbia last season.

ESPN recently published a piece diving deep into the rivalry between the two sides, which you can read here.