Brigham Young University issued an apology on Saturday for racist comments made by a fan during a women's volleyball match between BYU and Duke at the Utah university on Friday evening.
The godmother of Duke volleyball player Rachel Richardson said in a tweet that Richardson, who is Black, was called racial slurs during the game at BYU's Smith Fieldhouse in Provo.
Lesa
Pamplin wrote, "My Goddaughter is the only black starter for Dukes
volleyball team. While playing yesterday, she was called a n***er every
time she served."
The
post continued, "She 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."
BYU Athletics did not confirm the specifics of the incident but announced they had banned a fan from all athletic venues and posted an apology on Twitter.
"All
of God's children deserve love and respect, and BYU Athletics is
completely committed to leading out in abandoning attitudes and actions
of prejudice of any kind and rooting out racism," it said.
"When
a student-athlete or a fan comes to a BYU sporting event, we expect
that they will be treated with love and respect and feel safe on our
campus. It is for this reason BYU has banned a fan who was identified by
Duke during last night's volleyball match from all BYU athletic
venues," according to the statement.
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