Matt Rowan, an announcer for and owner of a live-streaming platform that broadcasts high school sports in Oklahoma, is under fire after he called members of the Normal High School girls basketball team “f*cking n*ggers” after they knelt during the national anthem:
Hey @NFHSNetwork looks like you forgot to cut the Mic!!! "F****** N******" is the one that really got me!! Tell us how you really feel!! THIS IS WHY THEY KNEEL!!!@Migliorino_Nick @tohara_o @NHS_AthDept @gonormantigers pic.twitter.com/mmWQAecLaF
— Frankie Parks (@CoachFParks) March 12, 2021
Rowan later released a statement blaming a “sugar spike” from his Type 1 diabetes.
“I will state that I suffer Type 1 Diabetes and during the game my sugar was spiking,” he said:
……..in the statement, Matt Rowan blames his racist comments and use of the n-word on type 1 diabetes. HE BLAMED RACISM ON HIS SUGAR SPIKE. pic.twitter.com/g8LzRjTiQX
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) March 12, 2021
Does Type 1 diabetes also cause one to lie? Because he denied that he was the one who used the slur when first asked about it:
After first saying it wasn't him, the announcer has been identified as Matt Rowan.
In his statement, Rowan blamed his comments on having Type 1 diabetes.https://t.co/rfiahqyaiw pic.twitter.com/Nvpm1ImVEH
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 12, 2021
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Needless to say, the Norman Public School district will no longer use Rowan’s services:
Norman Public Schools said it will no longer rely on the network to broadcast its games and that it supports its student-athletes' freedom of expression. https://t.co/p65tzLYAmK
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 12, 2021
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