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Beyond the Association => Other Basketball => Topic started by: stb on January 10, 2018, 03:36:07 PM

Title: Ohio youth team kicked out of rec league over offensive jerseys
Post by: stb on January 10, 2018, 03:36:07 PM
What is wrong with this coach and the players on the team????

https://sports.yahoo.com/ohio-youth-team-kicked-rec-league-offensive-jerseys-185930020.html
Title: Re: Ohio youth team kicked out of rec league over offensive jerseys
Post by: Rondo2287 on January 10, 2018, 03:37:38 PM
They didnt even let us in the College rec league bball league with a team name "The Master Debaters", Not sure how this slipped by
Title: Re: Ohio youth team kicked out of rec league over offensive jerseys
Post by: saltlover on January 10, 2018, 03:45:37 PM
Yeah, I saw this story yesterday.  Sadly, they’re pretty unapologetic about it too.
Title: Re: Ohio youth team kicked out of rec league over offensive jerseys
Post by: footey on January 10, 2018, 03:53:00 PM
How stupid and embarrassing.  And supremely unfunny.

When in college, pretty common to see black students name their intramural team the N Word spelled backwards.  I wonder if that is still done today without notice or comment. Obviously would never fly (nor should it) if white players did it.
Title: Re: Ohio youth team kicked out of rec league over offensive jerseys
Post by: Monkhouse on January 10, 2018, 03:57:47 PM
Disgusting and revolting. Says a lot about parents, coaching and the league itself for letting this go on for so long.
Title: Re: Ohio youth team kicked out of rec league over offensive jerseys
Post by: Roy H. on January 10, 2018, 04:27:11 PM
How does somebody see that and not immediately stop it? PG-13 team names is one thing. Racial slurs are quite another.
Title: Re: Ohio youth team kicked out of rec league over offensive jerseys
Post by: Bosstown on January 10, 2018, 08:27:07 PM
I mean it's America...are we really surprised by this?