The Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to identify a fan who racially taunted San Antonio guard Patty Mills.
Mills, who is Australian and of Torres Islander and Aboriginal heritage, was at the foul line in the fourth quarter on Sunday when a male spectator can be heard on the ABC broadcast twice yelling, “Hey, Jamaica called, they want their bobsledder back!”
Mills posted a message on Twitter thanking a fan who tweeted a clip of the taunts. Mills wrote: “I am a proud Islander. Like my Jamaican Brothers, me & my family in the islands of the Torres Strait have experienced racial slurs for decades. Hope your efforts will enlighten this confused, hateful fan.”
The Cavaliers said Monday the team is reviewing the matter. The team’s security department might use video footage to help spot the offender.
Source : theguardian
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