The Utah Jazz Issues Apology For Retweet Of Fan's Blackface Costume
And Another One: The NBA’s Utah Jazz Delete Twitpic Of Fan Wearing Blackface For Malone/Stockton Costume
The NBA’s Utah Jazz has called a foul on their own Twitter account after retweeting a fan’s blackface costume attempt to replicate a classic photo of veteran players Karl Malone and John Stockton this Sunday. Here’s the original tweet via SBNation.com:
After an outcry from their Twitter followers the tweet was deleted and an apology was issued:
SMH. When are people going to learn? Black face ain’t acceptable. Just don’t do it.
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