ESPN Removes Announcer Because of Name

[*PhilHos*]

(08-25-2017, 11:42 AM)Au165 Wrote: This was from SI. They statement makes it sound like they were appeasing him, but only the people in the room will really ever know.

ESPN later issued additional comments, first to Yashar Ali of New York Magazine and then to other outlets: “No biggie until someone leaked it to embarrass us,” said an ESPN PR spokesperson. “They got their way. That’s what happened. No politically correct efforts. No race issues. Just trying to be supportive of a young guy who felt it best to avoid the potential zoo.”

Of course ESPN is going to try to save face, but we can all agree that only the people in on the conversation truly know what happened and the reasons why.