The Hornets have fired radio broadcaster John Focke after he used a racial slur in a tweet last month.
Focke has repeatedly claimed he made a typo when tweeting about an Aug. 17 Jazz-Nuggets game. He told The Charlotte Observer that he intended to type "Nuggets" while quickly composing the tweet on his iPhone. However, he said he accidentally typed the N-word and did not read the tweet closely before posting it.
Charlotte suspended Focke indefinitely on Aug. 18 following the incident and said it planned to investigate the matter.
On Thursday, the Hornets issued a statement announcing Focke's firing as a result of violating the team's social media policy.