"We will not tolerate behavior of this kind. Specifically, the use of a racial slur at any of our athletic events is absolutely unacceptable and BYU Athletics holds a zero-tolerance approach to this behavior,". "We wholeheartedly apologize to Duke University and especially its student-athlete competing last night for what they experienced. We want BYU athletic events to provide a safe environment for all, and there is no place for behaviors like this in our venues.
The player, Rachel Richardson, who is the only Black starter on the team, was called a racial slur "every time she served," Richardson’s godmother, Lesa Pamplin,"For far too long, individuals have been subjected to racist slurs, taunts, and threats like the unfortunate incident that happened to my goddaughter, Rachel Richardson, at BYU.
Pamplin tweeted that Richardson "was threatened by a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus. A police officer had to be put by their bench."Duke said its match Saturday against Rider was moved from BYU’s Smith Fieldhouse to a different venue in Provo.Duke athletic director Nina King said in a statement
. "They should always have the opportunity to compete in an inclusive, anti-racist environment which promotes equality and fair play. Following extremely unfortunate circumstances at Friday night’s match at BYU, we are compelled to shift today’s match against Rider to a different location to afford both teams the safest atmosphere for competition."
Duke and BYU are playing in a four-team, round-robin invitational along with Rider and Washington State. BYU beat Duke 3-1 on Friday.
Aww meanwhile perverts are well allowed as presidents.
Good for BYU but it will be interesting to see if they enforce that.
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