Marcus Smart shove - OK State/Texas Tech (Video)

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It is being reported on Twitter that he was called a racial slur.

Peace

That is what I would have guessed was said, something along those lines.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

That is what I would have guessed was said, something along those lines.

And if that is the case, still not smart on his part. He has to be better than that.

Peace

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

And if that is the case, still not smart on his part. He has to be better than that.

Peace

Dont misunderstand me, this is still not an excuse for what he did. Off the court this is grounds for a battery charge, why should it be different in this case?

[OKREF]

Jeff Orr Statement


"I would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere apologies to Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, Tubby Smith and the Texas Tech Men's Basketball program. My actions last night were inappropriate and do not reflect myself or Texas Tech - a university I love dearly. I regret calling Mr. Smart a "piece of crap" but I want to make it known that I did not use a racial slur of any kind. Additionally, I would like to offer my apologies to Texas Tech fans that have been embarrassed by the attention this incident has created."


He has also agreed not to attend anymore games for the rest of the year.

Irony---Smarts first game back will be against Texas Tech.

[maroonx]

I don't believe him. He is a liar. Once again another Black player gets Riley Coopered. Now Marcus is gone for 3,games. This guy can still come to games next year. He should be banned for next year. He probably was not going to attend them this year anyway.

From deadspin
We haven't done the total CSI type analysis, but it appears this is what TTech superfan Jeff Orr says to Marcus Smart: "go back to ———".


The guy said a racist slur.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by maroonx

I don't believe him. He is a liar. Once again another Black player gets Riley Coopered. Now Marcus is gone for 3,games. This guy can still come to games next year. He should be banned for next year. He probably was not going to attend them this year anyway.

From deadspin
We haven't done the total CSI type analysis, but it appears this is what TTech superfan Jeff Orr says to Marcus Smart: "go back to ———".


The guy said a racist slur.

You have no idea what was said, and there are enough bad lip reading videos out there that I'm skeptical of any "analysis." It was a loud gym, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's telling the truth and Smart just heard it wrong. There were enough people around him, and enough cameras in the vicinity, I would be surprised to find he could get away with a racial slur that close to the court without it being caught.

I'm also guessing the offensive comment was made before the cameras were really on him, judging by his reaction and the body language of both.

[maroonx]

How does one hear a racial slur wrong? I need an example. This has no place in sports one of the few places in life where there is an equal playing field.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by maroonx

I don't believe him. He is a liar. Once again another Black player gets Riley Coopered. Now Marcus is gone for 3,games. This guy can still come to games next year. He should be banned for next year. He probably was not going to attend them this year anyway.

From deadspin
We haven't done the total CSI type analysis, but it appears this is what TTech superfan Jeff Orr says to Marcus Smart: "go back to ———".


The guy said a racist slur.

I don't know what he said. Do you normally guess when making calls? He certainly said something out of line but claiming anything else is just a guess.

[BryanV21]

Seriously? You don't know what was said. You don't know who's lying. Quit acting like you're all-knowing.

I don't like the fact that fans are allowed to talk trash and basically be instigators, but that's the way it is. It's up to players, coaches, and others involved with the game to rise above such things. Smart didn't do that, and he's learning the hard way how not to respond to idiots.