Published. We are pleased to welcome John to Charlotte.” ReddIt. The Hornets thank John for all his efforts during the 2019-20 NBA season.” “The shooting in this Jazz-N-word game is awesome! At least in the MKG draft, Davis was a clear-cut #1 with franchise defining traits. 73.4k members in the CharlotteHornets community. Since this is a personnel matter, the organization will not comment any further. For example, DeSean Jackson can ignorantly use a (fake) Hitler quote and be backed up by the media, Luka is verbally abused on the court, and there are no consequences.... crazy times. “The Charlotte Hornets are aware of the recent social media post by radio broadcaster John Focke. What that … Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Covering areas beyond the Timberwolves, Focke has created a resume that makes him a great fit alongside the already successful Hornets media team. Reddit Has Banned Over 7,000 Communities for “Hateful Content” In Just Two Months : Economist: Total Jobs Lost in Louisiana Due to Coronavirus Now Nearly Double Total Lost From Katrina . The Charlotte Hornets indefinitely suspended team radio play-by-play announcer John Focke on Tuesday, a day after a tweet he sent included a racial slur. Bär, a kommodore with JG 1 and then JG 3, transitioned to an even deadlier fighter, the radial-engine Focke-Wulf Fw 190. I still think he will make the jump. Seeing us pass up on both Shai and MPJ still haunts me. 38 votes, 72 comments. But, I see a horrible standard that’s going to do more harm. Keep in mind that a radio announcer is an order of magnitude more expendable than an active player for any organization. The Charlotte Hornets indefinitely suspended radio play-by-play announcer John Focke after a tweet he sent that included a racial slur, the team announced Tuesday. John has proven to be a very versatile, experienced and talented broadcaster during his time with the NBA and WNBA. POTY. During the Nuggets vs Jazz game, John Focke tweeted "Shot making in this Jazz vs N***** game is awesome". A subreddit dedicated for anything related to the Charlotte Hornets NBA team. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) More It’s 2020. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CharlotteHornets community. Share Tweet Reddit Subscribe. But, something … Robert Littal . There are maybe 10 different players that can be argued to go top 5, Gotta love that late season 7-6 surge that was just enough to drop our odds from 4th best to 8th best, I BELIEVE IN OUR 6% CHANCE PEOPLE. (Though probably not cost him his job), New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CharlotteHornets community. Even if he had typed just “Niggets” it would have looked unprofessional, stupid, embarrassing. — John Focke (@JWFOCKE) August 18, 2020. This time around, I present a Q&A with Hornets newest radio play-by-play announcer, John Focke. He apologized and has been suspended indefinitely. This would be the year the Hornets "catch a break" .... like the Anthony Bennett or MKG draft years. The fact that no one will even hint and that he doesn’t appear to have another job makes me think the worst. In my opinion, people made way too big of a deal about the Trezz thing. A quick aside: The selective nature of cancel culture is really hurting all of us - I’m not white btw. HALL OF SHAME 1 UPDATE. His multi-faceted skill set is a perfect fit for our radio broadcasts and all across our digital platforms. We believe Hornets fans will really enjoy his play-by-play call, his perspective and listening to him on our radio broadcasts. His failure was in letting the mistake happen. Donovan Mitchell scored 57 points. It doesn't matter whether it was intentional, an auto-correct because he's used the word before, or fat fingers. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I feel for him. We are having to evaluate off of 75% of a season and each of the top 4 or 5 candidates have serious question marks. As an organization, we do not condone this type of language,” the Hornets’ statement said via Twitter. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have suspended radio play-by-play broadcaster John Focke indefinitely after he used a racial slur on his Twitter account. Hopefully he isn’t cancelled forever and is given another chance to redeem himself. It's not like we'd ever have the chance to draft a Kobe Bryant, amirite? But I think the people who do more damage are the ones who try to equivocate Trezz’s actions with bona fide racism. The team had been investigating after Focke somehow tweeted the N word while taking to Twitter about the Utah Jazz-Denver Nuggets playoff game. The Hornets thank John for all of his efforts during the 2019-20 season,” the team said in a statement. Im glad we have Mitch, selecting this draft pick. Plus, his track record is so anti-controversy - he’s like super nice in his broadcasts, even when his teams is getting blown away. As a voice of the franchise, not proofreading that tweet before hitting send was a fireable offense. Charlotte Hornets suspended broadcaster John Focke for saying a racist N word comment "Denver N*****". Anybody even heard a rumor? That son of a bitch...God, I love that man lol. Hornets radio broadcaster John Focke said he made a "horrific error" when he used the N-word instead of the word "Nuggets" on Twitter. John Focke. facebook twitter reddit link CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have fired play-by-play radio broadcaster John Focke after he used a racial slur on his Twitter account last month. The Hornets can't put him back out there after that. Murray and Mitchell come and go what a game! The Charlotte Hornets said Thursday that radio announcer John Focke will not return after he used a racial slur in a tweet two weeks ago. Article content. By. Does anybody know what happened to Kroeger? Or maybe we'll find a steal when we get the 11th pick and trade him to a real NBA team! They said they did an investigation i wonder what happened there. He tweeted out a different n-word instead … and now he’s been suspended indefinitely. Breaking News. I'm not expecting much. Thursday the announced that John Focke had broadcasted his last game with the club. Everyone’s lips are sealed on that one. I have looked high and low and can't find anything. … I feel bad for the guy. The Charlotte Hornets play-by-play guy John Focke says he wanted to tweet out the word “Nuggets” on Monday. After January 1944, the Americans began deploying large numbers of North American P-51 Mustangs and Republic P-47 Thunderbolts as escort fighters, and … On Aug. 17, Focke was commenting on social media about the overtime game between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz. I think firing Focke is too far to be honest. A subreddit for anything related to the Charlotte Hornets NBA team. Looking at the apple keyboard, it’s an understandable mistake. “John has been suspended indefinitely as we investigate the matter more closely.” Focke has since apologized for the tweet and claims he “mistyped” and had no intention of using the N-word. if there's a draft to get destroyed in the lottery and not lose too much value, it's probably this one, since we already kinda botched tanking this year. Update to a story covered in this space earlier this summer: The Charlotte Hornets have officially parted ways with former gaming player John Focke. For example, DeSean Jackson can ignorantly use a (fake) Hitler quote and be backed up by the media, Luka is verbally abused on the court, and there are no consequences.... crazy times. He apologized to Luka the next game, and Luke wasn’t upset. Anyone with a brain can look at his mistake and see it was obviously a really bad typo and not his declaration of racism and hatred. Shit, and even at the time when we made the right pick in Monk, Mitchell goes bonkers in the NBA. Focke, a Minnesota native, has been a staple of Twin City sports for more than a decade. Here is the issue with the autocorrect excuse. Jamal Murray was even better in the clutch. Man, Im do happy. By the same token, wouldn't it be our luck in a year with no clear cut franchise-changing #1 consensus player there, we end up in the top-3. The Charlotte Hornets have indefinitely suspended radio play-by-play announcer John Focke after a tweet he sent Monday which included the N-word, per https://t.co/DLwZUwC8Bb … The forensics came back that he hadnt used the word before. — Hat tip: JD [Return to … The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Hornets.com. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. VIEWS. Understandable by the Hornets. Paratrooper John Jeffries, 98, died last month in Richmond, more than 70 years after he was dropped into the Battle of Arnhem and was captured by the Nazis, only to escape and be recaptured. Rihanna Invests in Black-Owned Vegan Cookie Company Partake Foods Joining Jay-Z… I thought he might survive. Here's too the inevitable selection of another Power Forward! He alleged MJ wasn't the undisputed GOAT, so he had to go. He hasn't made the jump yet and is being overshadowed by Graham and Bridges as well as PJ. Charlotte Hornet PR team released a statement confirming John Focke was suspended indefinitely for the racist comment. The Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday suspended their radio broadcaster after he used the N-word on Twitter, which he claimed was a "mistyped" word and "horrific error." They did an investigation, found that he was innocent, and still fired him. www.espn.com Jake206 GUNK PIMP. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. The consequence was his current job. Wow. We’re destined to pick 11/12 as is the norm. Can't say I'm surprised, but it is honestly wild how they have fired two play-by-play announcers in consecutive years after having Steve Martin for nearly 30 years. On Aug. 17, play-by-play announcer John Focke used the slur in place of "Nuggets" when tweeting, "Shot making in this Jazz-(N-word) game is awesome! Especially during a year where we don't have the detailed full scope of a players' season.... March Madness, combine, workouts, etc. A subreddit for anything related to the Charlotte Hornets NBA team. With that said, any media professional should be super careful, that’s part of the job and he messed up here. John Focke, the Charlotte Hornets’ freshman play-by-play radio announcer, has been suspended indefinitely by the team after accidentally tweeting the N-word in Game 1 of the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz playoffs in the NBA. JA Adande recommended the Hornets conduct an investigation and look through his phone for any pattern of racist remarks. Yikes. August 18, 2020. 16.7k. Aug 18, 2020 #2 Have you ever said, "Hey, since you're going to McDonald's, could you get me a 10 piece chicken McNi___rs? justkiddingitsthehornetslol, i bet we move up to 6th and then pick cole anthony. Charlotte Hornets indefinitely suspend radio broadcaster John Focke after using a racial slur in a tweet instead of “Nuggets” msn.com | 08-18 Charlotte Hornets radio play by play broadcaster John Focke has been indefinitely suspended by the team after a tweet on Monday about the Denver Nuggets that did not include the word “Nuggets,” but instead a similarly spelled, very different word. But, it must have been easier (especially in this climate) to simply cut ties, so he’s no longer with the franchise. Here’s the deal … Focke was watching the Utah Jazz take on the Denver Nuggets on Monday and claims his intention was to tweet about the shooting. In an interview with the Charlotte Observer, Focke said that he was rushing to get the tweet out “so that it was relevant by the time I posted it. The total number of jobs in Louisiana dropped by 11% in the first half of this year due to COVID-19, a mark that is nearly double the jobs lost due to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Focke had been suspended earlier in the month after using a racial slur in a now-deleted tweet about Monday’s playoff game between the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets, only he didn’t say “Nuggets.” He would apologize in a subsequent tweet, however with device now offering predictive text and auto correct, it is more than a … I feel like we shouldn't be quick to give up on the guy now if he puts up the same production this upcoming season as the last few … We literally can't win hahahah. DeSean’s actions were widely criticized, I think everyone was shocked and appalled by his remarks. Entornointeligente.com / The Charlotte Hornets have suspended John Focke and are investigating him for sending out a tweet with the N-word. The 2019-20 season was Focke’s first with the team. Hornets Radio Announcer John Focke Suspended Indefinitely For Tweeting Denver N*ggers Instead of Nuggets During Game; He Says He Mistyped, Do You Believe Him? I think it's wide wide open after Wiseman and Edwards. That's basically the defense of … The only thing I've heard is that it was something not good. Alan Horton is returning for his 10th season as the Wolves’ play-by-play announcer, and studio host John Focke will produce the 30-minute pre- and post-game shows for every game. For that to be the reason for him losing his job is really disappointing. He also learned how to tackle the heavily armed Allied bombers, eventually shooting down a total of 21. Autocorrect like most things on the internet works off an algorithm. Unless he was black, then he could probably go DeSean Jackson on twitter and simply have it be used as a "teaching moment.". “The Charlotte Hornets announced today that John Focke will not return as the team’s radio broadcaster due to a violation of the organization’s social media policy. I’m fully prepared to let out a deep sigh of disappointment when we inevitably pick Obi Toppin.
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