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Several players from the girls basketball team of Norman High School broke their silence over the racist remarks directed at them by a game announcer … and they called for action.
These are powerful things.
The players collaborated with a well-known civil rights lawyer Ben Crump – who worked with the families of several notable victims of police or racial violence … of Ahmaud Arbery on Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, en Jacob Blake.
Crump held a news conference on Monday with several of the players and their families – all of whom spoke out Matt Rowan, the announcer who threw the n-word at the team for their decision to take a knee during the national anthem.
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As we have previously reported, Rowan’s remarks were captured on a hot microphone – and people at home could hear him denouncing the NHS players protesting police brutality and racial injustice.
During his protest, Rowan said he hoped the Norman team would get their asses on the track that night.
Rowen later apologized for his language – saying he was a type 1 diabetic who lost his ability to censor himself when his blood sugar was high, which he said happened that evening.
FYI, the girls basketball team of Norman High School, won the Oklahoma 6-A State Championship this weekend.
The players say they were obviously hurt and shocked by the comments – but they are proud of the way they stood together as a team and still won the entire tournament!
Ben Crump says there are no plans to take legal action at the moment … but kept praising the team for thriving at such a challenging moment.
Greet the champions !!