Leave it to Fox News to make things all about race. Fox News is under fire for a report that NBA players Kevin Durant and Draymond Green were drunk after their team defeated France to win the gold at the Tokyo Olympics. In the report, Fox broadcasters cited videos from Green’s Instagram page, in which the champions were toasting their victory with Lobos tequila, which is owned, in part, by Los Angeles Lakers veteran LeBron James.
KD And Draymond Green Take To Social Media To Clap Back At Haters After Winning The Gold Medal At Tokyo Olympicshttps://t.co/QwMashEB9Q
— SideAction (@SideActionHQ) August 8, 2021
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The brand tweeted the clip.
Kevin Durant, Draymond Green were 'drunk' during Team USA celebrationhttps://t.co/hNIp2pOgeE
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 9, 2021
Twitter users were quick to point out how different they covered this versus other similar news stories.
So now African American athletes can’t even celebrate after winning an Olympic gold medal without being subjected to scrutiny? @FoxNews what’s the point of this story?
— Mushy Sparrow (@Mushy_Sparrow) August 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/SteveSandmeyer/status/1424860793875558433
Scrubbing for a scandal, eh? https://t.co/Sm32BTaqzu
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) August 9, 2021
And we care about this why??
— Mike Golic (@golic) August 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/sjones2335/status/1424789709910315008
Just imagine if the black guys celebrated a championship like this. Fox News would lose their shit. pic.twitter.com/UmxuL0W7B7
— ProgressMarchOn (@MarchProgress) August 9, 2021
And why the hell wouldn’t they enjoy winning a Gold Medal! The shit people complain about is just insufferable!
— Sean Salisbury (@SeanUnfiltered) August 9, 2021
— Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) August 10, 2021
We live in a world where Tom Brady can get drunk for the Superbowl and no one says a thing but when two black athletes get drunk it's a headline smh #fuckfoxnews https://t.co/h7HCl7X0LD
— Xx Unknown xX (@hiii3power) August 12, 2021
https://twitter.com/Suave_Rid/status/1425651989044674565
Weren’t we all laughing and praising Tom Brady like 5 months ago for being drunk after the super bowl? But these two cans win an INTERNATIONAL gold medal and turn up?! https://t.co/yYDDKqW3jH
— Reezus (@reezus13) August 11, 2021
Yeah. No shit. They earned it. https://t.co/VTnVXEEqGf
— B.J. Foley (@burleyjr12) August 10, 2021
Hey guys… did you miss this one? Same energy right? https://t.co/UFpqp7hfuG pic.twitter.com/wfp0XmBAEz
— trey wingo (@wingoz) August 10, 2021
At the press conference following the Saturday win, Durant said:
“Each and every one of us put in that work every single day, from coaches to the trainers to the players.”
“We all came in with that goal of, ‘Let’s finish this thing off. Let’s build a family. Let’s build this team. Let’s grow this team every day.’ … Man, it’s just incredible to be a part of something so special, and I’m bonding with these guys for life, this family for life.”
Players getting drunk to celebrate is nothing worth noting, but when you’re Fox News, you have to pander to your audience.
Such a shame.
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