by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
‘My little brother in the stands the other day was called the N-word.’
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, currently participating in an NBA playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks, has stated that his younger brother was called a racial slur by an opposing fan during the opening game of the first-round series.
“My little brother in the stands the other day was called the N-word,” Haliburton said. “It was important for us as a family to just address that. That was important for us to talk about because that didn’t sit right with anybody in our family. It’s just been important to have my family here right now, and my little brother’s handled that the right way.”
The Associated Press reported that the Bucks were informed of the incident.
“An arena guest services representative reported that during Sunday’s game, a few guests were not sitting in their correct seats,” a Bucks spokesman responded. “The guest services representative asked the group to move one section over to their correct seats. Then, one of the individuals in the group claimed to the representative that a person sitting in front of him had used a derogatory term toward him. The accused person denied the accusation. The group moved to their correct seats, and no further incident was reported.”
Source: Black Enterprise
