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“Draymond Green runs his Knu*kle-Drag*ing mouth all game long, but Kyle Anderson gets ejected?”: Memphis Fox13 anchor sends out a racist Tweet against Warriors star forward

Akash Murty
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"Draymond Green runs his Knu*kle-Drag*ing mouth all game long, but Kyle Anderson gets ejected?": Memphis Fox13 anchor sends out a racist Tweet against Warriors star forward

Kyle Anderson’s ejection in Game 3 pulls a lot of comparison with Draymond Green and his antics against the match officials, referees get blamed for siding with the Dubs.

Game 3 of the Warriors Grizzlies might not have been as close of an encounter as the first 2 games were, but it had all the similar moments and actions that make the game lively in this “soft era” of basketball.

Apart from the PooleMorant incident, which was too dirty even for the Playoffs, there was a moment in the game where a player would get ejected, making it the 3rd straight game of the series that saw suspension.

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Kyle Anderson was called for an offensive foul with 6:19 left in the game for discarding Jordan Poole on a drive to the rim. SlowMo’s reaction to the foul was not at all an overreaction, but still, he got his first technical foul almost immediately after the foul call.

Soon he got a second technical for rightfully arguing the first call and the internet went wild, even if he’s staying in the game might not have had as much effect on the result.

Kyle Anderson suffers an unnecessary ejection and NBA Twitter criticizes Draymond Green but a Fox13 News anchor crosses the line

As Anderson continued to voice his displeasure before the technical free throws when he was popped for the second technical and saw himself leaving the game with just over 6 minutes remaining and his team 16 points behind.

NBA Twitter went wild in raising their voice for their beloved Grizzlies player citing Draymond Green as an example who cries to referees after every call.

But there was a Tweet from Joey Sulipeck of Fox 13 Memphis that was over the line in all forms of decency.

Here’s the meaning of the term that he used.

That particular handle does not exist on Twitter anymore and the person might well be punished for his racist comment already but this will still ignite something much bigger than basketball. It didn’t have to go that route, this series was already too great for another controversy.

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Akash Murty

Akash Murty

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An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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