The Charlotte Hornets announced on Thursday that they have fired radio announcer John Focke for a violation of the team’s social media policy.
Focke tweeted in August about a playoff game between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz. Instead of the word “Nuggets” in the phrase below, Focke wrote the n-word in a since-deleted tweet.
“Shot making in this Jazz-[Nuggets] game is awesome! Murray and Mitchell going back and forth what a game!”
The Hornets announced Thursday’s news in a statement.