racism is real and it happens and it's uh it's awful what was supposed to be a thrilling start to the NCAA tournament turned a shocking racist experience for the Utah Women's Basketball team Thursday as they walked from their hotel to a nearby restaurant the vehicle drove by and several racial slurs were yelled by the occupants of the vehicles the team made up of black white and Latina athletes was staying in cordal Lane Idaho 35 minutes from the Spokane Washington Arena surveillance video shows
the team inside the restaurant and later leaving but not the actual incident after dinner it happened again according to the police report the drivers of two trucks revved their engines and yelled the inword coach Lynn Roberts addressed the incident Monday night following their loss to Gonzaga for our players and staff to not feel safe in an NCA tournament environment it's messed up the NCAA and Gonzaga helped the team move to a new hotel as a safety precaution the FBI says they are prepared to
investigate to the young women who endured racial slores while visiting I offer my most sincere apology a press conference Monday to denounce the hate cut short you're out of order after a man the mayor described as a GN white supremacist interrupted this press conference is ended the area has a long history history of racial conflict the latest a new stain many locals want know part of it is not who we are it's not what we want to represent Dana Griffin NBC news thanks for watching stay update
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