ESPN Announcer Apologizes to Player for Racist Comments
ESPN broadcaster John Anderson was caught up in quite the outrageous scene last night, as the commentator was caught making racist remarks towards a Knights player. The comment went out over the air during ESPN's SportsCenter highlight section.
John Anderson Makes Racist Comment Towards Whitecloud
Zach Whitecloud is the first Indigenous NHL player from the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, and has surely inspired plenty of young kids from that area to play hockey themselves. During the SportsCenter highlights section, broadcaster John Anderson said the following:
"What kind of name is Whitecloud? Great name if you're a toilet paper."
Anderson put out a statement apologizing to Whitecloud for the incident, and said he hopes to have the opportunity to apologize to Zach in person.
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