STAND ON IT!”Īfter practice on Sunday, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who hasn't been on Twitter since last April, was asked about the tweet, saying he wasn't surprised by it, NBC Sports reported. Green responded to the tweet on Twitter and Instagram, saying, “Are you surprised? Don’t apologize.
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We take this matter very seriously and will take appropriate action pending a full investigation. "We take this matter very seriously and will take appropriate action pending a full investigation."ĭuring Saturday’s Memphis Grizzlies’ game, Meteorologist Joey Sulipeck tweeted a comment that does not reflect the values of FOX13. January 10th, 2019 A meteorologist in Rochester, New York has been fired after using a racial slur live on-air a moment he. A Tennessee weatherman deleted his Twitter account after tweeting a racial slur to describe Golden State’s forward Draymond Green in an NBA playoff game against Memphis. "During Saturday’s Memphis Grizzlies’ game, Meteorologist Joey Sulipeck tweeted a comment that does not reflect the values of FOX13," the station said. Now, in my mind, I knew I had mispronounced, but there was no malice. Kappel recorded a widely-seen apology video in which he explained, in unscripted fashion, I jumbled a couple of words. The news outlets reported that on Monday, FOX13 Memphis is now investigating the incident, saying they would take "appropriate action." Kappel claimed that he never uttered the slur he was accused of saying and that the mispronunciation was the result of speaking too fast. Sulipeck, white, received immediate backlash for the insensitive tweet and has since deleted his Twitter account. "Next level jackassery."Īccording to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the term "knuckle dragger" has a racial undertone in comparing Black people to apes.
"And chew on this: Draymond runs his knuckle-dragging open mouth ALL GAME LONG, but mild-mannered Kyle Anderson disputes one call and gets ejected?" Sulipeck said in a now-deleted tweet. MEMPHIS - A Memphis news station is investigating its chief meteorologist for an insensitive tweet he posted during Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies.Īccording to the San Francisco Chronicle, FOX13 Memphis chief meteorologist Joey Sulipeck used a racial slur to tweet about Warriors star Draymond Green after Grizzlies player Kyle Andreson was ejected. Does it surprise me that a weatherman would tweet a slur at Draymond in 2022 Not in the slightest bit.
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