LeBron與網友挺身砲轟 巫師評論員向Kevin Porter Jr.及其家人致歉
巫師評論員Glenn Consor在飽受抨擊的情況下，對於前一天引用Kevin Porter Jr.父親的不當言論道歉了。
火箭後衛Kevin Porter Jr.在對巫師的比賽命中絕殺球，但就在發生當下，現場評論員Consor卻冒出一句：「你必須信任他，Porter就像他爸爸一樣，在正確的時刻扣下了扳機！」
根據《今日美國》的Analis Bailey的報導，Porter的全名是 Bryan Kevin Porter Jr.，他的父親Bryan Kevin Porter Sr.從1972-73賽季起在NBA打過10個賽季，退役後在1993年發生槍殺一名14歲女孩的一級過失殺人罪。但他在2004年另一起西雅圖槍擊案中喪生，Consor就是以過去的這段不幸事件來引述。
截至週四上午，巫師球團和轉播單位NBC Sports Washington均未對此事發表評論。但包含許多網友以及LeBron James都跳出來砲轟，後者甚至表示應該取消Consor的職務。
引用James：「哦，他覺得這很酷吧？不！我們並不這樣覺得！你不能在自己主場那樣說話，你是有多麼麻木不仁才會說出那樣的話。我為你祈禱，但在我們的比賽中已經沒有你的立足之地了！」
引用Consor則在Twitter上發文致歉：「請允許我藉這個機會，針對我昨晚在比賽中發表的不當言論向小Porter及其家人，還有火箭隊表示誠摯歉意。我錯誤認為小Porter是前華盛頓球員Kevin Porter的兒子，並且沒有意識到我對於小Porter絕殺球的形容具有傷害性，我已經親自向Kevin道歉，並希望能盡快與他交談。」
引用James今天受訪繼續說到：「這位解說員在說這話前沒有經過盡職的調查，無論他認為Porter父親是誰，他說這些話都是不合時宜的。我並沒有想讓他失業的意思，我只是表達自己的立場，我不會收回我說過的話。我們必須繼續保護球員們，我不能讓這種事發生在一個尊敬我的孩子身上，Porter很尊敬我，所以我有義務讓他知道我是他的後盾。」
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引用After Porter made a lore three-pointer yesterday, Wizarding anchor Kang Suo said: "You have to trust him. Like his dad, Porter pulled the trigger at the right time."
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引用James expressed his own views on this sentence: "Oh, he thinks this is cool, right? No! We don't think so! You can't talk like that at home, you have to be so insensitive to say that. I Pray for you, but there is no place for you in our glamorous game!"
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引用Consor wrote in his apology: "Please allow me to take this opportunity to express my sincere apologies to Porter, his family, and the Rockets for the inappropriate remarks I made in the game last night. I mistakenly believe that Porter is The son of former Washington player Kevin Porter, and didn’t realize that my description of Porter’s lore is hurtful and insensitive. I have personally apologized to Kevin and hope to talk to him as soon as possible.”
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引用James once again talked about the reasons for speaking for Porter. He said: "This narrator did not go through a "due diligence" before saying these things. No matter who he thinks Porter's father is, he said These words are out of date. I don't mean to make him unable to continue. I just express my views and positions, and I will not take back what I said."
James also said: "We must continue to protect our players. I can't let such a thing happen to a child who respects me, Porter respects me very much, so I have an obligation to let him know that I am his backing. "