Wizards Broadcasters, Surely punishment incoming

[XtremeDunkz]

Obviously a mistake. **** lebron and everyone else that tries to cancel people.

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[GameOver25]

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That should end the issue for him.

The classic "oh **** they caught me" apology

The classic "oh I just stepped into a conversation seconds ago and want to be involved while mashing my keyboard internet warrior". See we can do that too. You guys need to be exposed for your pathetic mob mentality.

[lakerz12]

I can't believe LeBron said that LOL

Just too comical after his other bad takes in the past (Ohio Police officer tweet).

hopefully he comes out with his own correction/apology for this one.

To me it seems much much much more likely that the announcer is telling the truth in this case. The odds of him actually pre-meditating that "shooting" joke in reference to the killing and thinking it would be okay are 0.01%.

[dlts20]

Wiz fan here. Consor is one of my favorite analysts in all of pro ball. He's also not a shock jock or the type to say wild things or phrases. He also references past players or pro fathers of nba kids. Kevin Porter is a known name in our area. Trust me, I know bs when I see it but I have 100 percent no doubt that he thought his dad was the NBA player. He's a great guy and analysts

[AbeVigodaLive]

Wiz fan here. Consor is one of my favorite analysts in all of pro ball. He's also not a shock jock or the type to say wild things or phrases. He also references past players or pro fathers of nba kids. Kevin Porter is a known name in our area. Trust me, I know bs when I see it but I have 100 percent no doubt that he thought his dad was the NBA player. He's a great guy and analysts

... but really bad at his job for not doing his homework.

He's paid very well to avoid those types of mistakes. Even if the player's actual dad wasn't a murderer... it would be embarrassing that the announcer made this level of mistake. The coincidental poor choice of words is simply shedding light on the announcer's ineptitude and making the situation worse.

But he should still be mocked for being uninformed and bad at his job.

[Slacktard]

Before this happened I *THOUGHT* Kevin Porter Jr was the son of the former nba player Kevin Porter. Can't believe so many immediately jumped to thinking that an announcer would DELIBERATELY joke about a shooting death and still many in this thread for pages refuse to even acknowledge that it could have been a mistake.

If I'm watching a Phillies game like 25 years from now and on the opposing team is Matt Stairs, Jr and the announcer says "Wow, Stairs really hammered that ball out of the yard like his Dad"

Then it turns out he's not actually related to Matt Stairs the former player, but his father killed someone with a hammer. It's not like I would immediately think "Jesus, this announcer is DARK AS ****"

[king_james_vers]

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That should end the issue for him.

The classic "oh **** they caught me" apology

Sorry but this doesn't make any sense. What do you mean they "caught me"? This guy is a color commentator and broadcasts to hundreds of thousands of people. It's not like they discovered his hidden identify on a message board. The idea that he would just brazenly say something this heartless is a stretch.

[PierceFan4ever]

Why tf would the wizards commentator be so bitter towards Kevin porter jr and say that over a game winning shot? This is a high chance he was mistaken on the identity of his father. Douchebag Lebron James always trying to chime in and cancel people. **** this fake activist

[Ayt]

i’m a big anti woke and anti sensitivity type guy but this is messed up. broadcaster should be fired for sure. f that guy

only excuse is if he didn’t know about the father but i just don’t see how that could be true

Do you think those guys look up every opponent players past before commentating a game? Some of them like Marv Albert didn't even know what was actually happening at the time they were talking.

Seriously though. Is it really a commentator's job to know the personal life story of every player in the league?

If they are going to bring up a player's family on air then yes, they should know what they are talking about.

That being said, this was clearly just a really dumb mistake. The idea that he should be fired over it is absurd.

Not sure how anybody can listen to that and assume that it's somehow a mistake. The guy picked his words very carefully. "Pulled the trigger at the right time" how the hell would that even apply if his father was an ex-NBA player? You ever hear Dell Curry get referenced like that re: Steph?

How does "pulling the trigger at the right time" apply to accidentally shooting a teenager? The Kevin Porter that played for the franchise was apparently a great passer, and "pulling the trigger at the right time" is the kind of thing people say about great passes.

[lakerz12]

Wiz fan here. Consor is one of my favorite analysts in all of pro ball. He's also not a shock jock or the type to say wild things or phrases. He also references past players or pro fathers of nba kids. Kevin Porter is a known name in our area. Trust me, I know bs when I see it but I have 100 percent no doubt that he thought his dad was the NBA player. He's a great guy and analysts

... but really bad at his job for not doing his homework.

He's paid very well to avoid those types of mistakes. Even if the player's actual dad wasn't a murderer... it would be embarrassing that the announcer made this level of mistake. The coincidental poor choice of words is simply shedding light on the announcer's ineptitude and making the situation worse.

But he should still be mocked for being uninformed and bad at his job.

As far as homework, to be fair, I don't think it's accurate to say the man was a "murderer" in this case.

He plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

[Ruzious]

How did it make sense in his head that a player from the 70’s fathered a now 21 year old kid? Either the joke, or that level of incompetence is worthy of firing him.

Btw, anything happened to Azubuike and his horrible British Mexican accent?

I mean... there's a million reasons people make innocent mistakes every day. At that moment, maybe he was thinking of Wes Matthews, Jr and Sr - Wes Sr being a former Bullet and Jr being a current Buck. People make mistakes. That doesn't mean they're racist or incompetent. It's part of being human.

He's been in the Wizards organization for 22 years. Kevin Porter Jr. had played against the Wizards 5 times before last night.

Lol, that means what? He made a foolish but honest mistake, owned up to it, and apologized for it. What else do you want? I mean... 1 mistake that you know of in 22 years makes him incompetent... really?

[Nuntius]

To no one's surprise, this thread, like many similar ones before it, has descended into culture wars and accusations of "cancel culture". But as is usually the case with these accusations, no proof is ever given. So, let me ask for it.

To all of you that have been complaining about "cancel culture" in this thread:

Any proof that any of us "evil SJW" posters in this thread tried to get this announcer fired? The most I have seen is some people saying that making a mix-up like that is an indication that he's bad at his job and that therefore his employers should probably fire him due to it. Personally, I don't agree with firing someone simply because they're bad at their job but that has absolutely nothing to do with "cancelling".

So, why are y'all talking about "cancel culture" yet again? What exactly are you outraged about? If you wanna complain about LeBron and his tweet about this topic, be my guest, but LeBron isn't a poster here. No "evil SJW" poster here tried to "cancel" the announcer in question. Why are you derailing yet another thread with your culture war nonsense?

[wojoaderge]

I mean... there's a million reasons people make innocent mistakes every day. At that moment, maybe he was thinking of Wes Matthews, Jr and Sr - Wes Sr being a former Bullet and Jr being a current Buck. People make mistakes. That doesn't mean they're racist or incompetent. It's part of being human.

He's been in the Wizards organization for 22 years. Kevin Porter Jr. had played against the Wizards 5 times before last night.

Lol, that means what? He made a foolish but honest mistake, owned up to it, and apologized for it. What else do you want? I mean... 1 mistake that you know of in 22 years makes him incompetent... really?

In that case, he was really incompetent, and he deserves the controversy

[JonFromVA]

Question ... who in this thread heard about KPJ's father's involvement in the fatal shooting of a 14 year old girl before this thread?

Nobody lol

A lot of people actually. Especially given he just had that blowup earlier this week. There was a full thread here fairly recently in which his upbringing was discussed.

Yes, I see the article was linked in that thread, but as we well know most people don't bother to read links and the subject of the killing (possible murder) of a 14-yr old girl by Brian Kevin Porter wasn't raised.

I find it very plausible that Consor didn't know details about KPJ's family past. It's personal information that most media has chosen not to dive in to.

But kudos to Luke Norris of "sportscasting.com" for diving deep on his story about KPJ and other important investigative work such as looking in to whether Jimmy Butler was Michael Jordan's bastard child.

[AbeVigodaLive]

Wiz fan here. Consor is one of my favorite analysts in all of pro ball. He's also not a shock jock or the type to say wild things or phrases. He also references past players or pro fathers of nba kids. Kevin Porter is a known name in our area. Trust me, I know bs when I see it but I have 100 percent no doubt that he thought his dad was the NBA player. He's a great guy and analysts

... but really bad at his job for not doing his homework.

He's paid very well to avoid those types of mistakes. Even if the player's actual dad wasn't a murderer... it would be embarrassing that the announcer made this level of mistake. The coincidental poor choice of words is simply shedding light on the announcer's ineptitude and making the situation worse.

But he should still be mocked for being uninformed and bad at his job.

As far as homework, to be fair, I don't think it's accurate to say the man was a "murderer" in this case.

He plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

Good thing I'm not being paid to do this as part of my job... like the announcer is...

[JonFromVA]

Wiz fan here. Consor is one of my favorite analysts in all of pro ball. He's also not a shock jock or the type to say wild things or phrases. He also references past players or pro fathers of nba kids. Kevin Porter is a known name in our area. Trust me, I know bs when I see it but I have 100 percent no doubt that he thought his dad was the NBA player. He's a great guy and analysts

... but really bad at his job for not doing his homework.

He's paid very well to avoid those types of mistakes. Even if the player's actual dad wasn't a murderer... it would be embarrassing that the announcer made this level of mistake. The coincidental poor choice of words is simply shedding light on the announcer's ineptitude and making the situation worse.

But he should still be mocked for being uninformed and bad at his job.

As far as homework, to be fair, I don't think it's accurate to say the man was a "murderer" in this case.

He plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

His Dad may very well have been a murderer, we just know the witness changed her testimony, and the prosecution didn't see a way they could prove it was murder without that testimony. But yeah, even if the worst thing he did was hand an unsecured loaded gun to a 14-year old in a manner that it could accidentally fire ... well .. that's not a lot better.

[Duffman100]

Doesn't mean the threat of being cancelled isn't a real thing.

Okay....?

What point were you trying to make?

That counter to the sensitive language movement (which I do agree exists) is a movement of "I can joke about anything and if people are offended they're sensitive". That any trauma is up for grabs for joke, even if it wasn't experienced by the one making the joke.

Thus my Family Guy reference and how they're often adept ability at comedy about serious and traumatic events sometimes just devolves into 'offensive for the sake of being offensive comedy' which is actually rather stupid.

So for instance, if this commentator was making a joke about the shooting involving his father (I don't think he was, I buy his apology). That it was too far and not a joke for that commentator to make.

I'm about using laughter to get through tough times and the trauma in my life. But I'm allowed and my close friends are allowed to make those jokes. Daniel Sloss has a good bit on it. I'd expect my friends to joke about my trauma to help me through it.

Not just any random dickwad that thinks the trauma is now joke material.

[Ruzious]

He's been in the Wizards organization for 22 years. Kevin Porter Jr. had played against the Wizards 5 times before last night.

Lol, that means what? He made a foolish but honest mistake, owned up to it, and apologized for it. What else do you want? I mean... 1 mistake that you know of in 22 years makes him incompetent... really?

In that case, he was really incompetent, and he deserves the controversy

Lol, did you read the end of my post?

[azcatz11]

To no one's surprise, this thread, like many similar ones before it, has descended into culture wars and accusations of "cancel culture". But as is usually the case with these accusations, no proof is ever given. So, let me ask for it.

To all of you that have been complaining about "cancel culture" in this thread:

Any proof that any of us "evil SJW" posters in this thread tried to get this announcer fired? The most I have seen is some people saying that making a mix-up like that is an indication that he's bad at his job and that therefore his employers should probably fire him due to it. Personally, I don't agree with firing someone simply because they're bad at their job but that has absolutely nothing to do with "cancelling".

So, why are y'all talking about "cancel culture" yet again? What exactly are you outraged about? If you wanna complain about LeBron and his tweet about this topic, be my guest, but LeBron isn't a poster here. No "evil SJW" poster here tried to "cancel" the announcer in question. Why are you derailing yet another thread with your culture war nonsense?

We all knew it was coming and sure enough, it came right away with the Lebron tweet. These things are so predictable.

Luckily, I don't venture into Twitter (for obvious reasons) but I can only assume they're trying to cancel this guy there also

[king_james_vers]

To no one's surprise, this thread, like many similar ones before it, has descended into culture wars and accusations of "cancel culture". But as is usually the case with these accusations, no proof is ever given. So, let me ask for it.

To all of you that have been complaining about "cancel culture" in this thread:

Any proof that any of us "evil SJW" posters in this thread tried to get this announcer fired? The most I have seen is some people saying that making a mix-up like that is an indication that he's bad at his job and that therefore his employers should probably fire him due to it. Personally, I don't agree with firing someone simply because they're bad at their job but that has absolutely nothing to do with "cancelling".

So, why are y'all talking about "cancel culture" yet again? What exactly are you outraged about? If you wanna complain about LeBron and his tweet about this topic, be my guest, but LeBron isn't a poster here. No "evil SJW" poster here tried to "cancel" the announcer in question. Why are you derailing yet another thread with your culture war nonsense?

I think what annoys me is that social activists champion the benefit of the doubt for minority groups, but don't afford to the same luxury to others. They instantly assume the worst intent. And there's often psychoanalysis associated with it. It's seldom, "oh, he slipped up and said something stupid". It's, "oh, he said something stupid because he's a closet racist and just couldn't help himself".

You have a reasonable stance but a lot of people don't. As you said, LeBron is going for the jugular, and at least on Twitter that isn't an uncommon view after incidents like this.