NBA Hornets Suspend Radio Voice for 'Mistyped' Racial Slur

John Focke

A Charlotte Hornets radio announcer has been suspended indefinitely by the team as it investigates a tweet he sent Monday that included the n-word in place of “Nuggets,” reports The Washington Post.

As he was watching the playoff game between the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets, John Focke, who just concluded his first season doing play-by-play for the Hornets, wrote, “Shot making in this Jazz-[n-word] game is awesome! Murray and Mitchell going back and forth what a game!” in a tweet that has since been deleted.

The Hornets announced Tuesday that the incident was under investigation. “The Charlotte Hornets are aware of the recent social media post by radio broadcaster John Focke,” the team said in a statement.

“As an organization, we do not condone this type of language. John has been suspended indefinitely as we investigate the matter more closely.”

Focke tweeted an apology and explanation later Monday night.