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Fox News Under Fire For Racist Take on ‘Drunk’ Durant, Green Celebrating Olympic Win

Kevin Durant bites his gold medal after during the medal ceremony for basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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.

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The brand tweeted the clip.

Twitter users were quick to point out how different they covered this versus other similar news stories.

https://twitter.com/SteveSandmeyer/status/1424860793875558433

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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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