NBA TV Analyst Calls Yi Jianlian a 'Chinaman,' Later Apologizes

Found November 04, 2009 on FanHouse:

by Tom ZillerFiled under: Nets, NBA Media WatchIn his NBA.com video recap of last Friday's Magic-Nets game, NBA TV analyst Rick Kamla made the unfortunate mistake of referring to New Jersey forward Yi Jianlian as a "Chinaman." After FanHouse contacted Turner Sports about the remark, the video was pulled from NBA.com. It ran on NBA TV Friday and Saturday and has been available on NBA.com since Friday night.Turner Sports spokesman Jeff Pomeroy relayed to FanHouse an apology to anyone offended by the remark from Kamla and the network, which manages NBA TV and NBA.com. Pomeroy said Kamla was not aware of the connotations of the word, and meant nothing malicious or offensive by it.NBA TV Analyst Calls Yi Jianlian a 'Chinaman,' Later Apologizes originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:40:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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