Draymond Green Rejects Tennessee Weatherman's Apology For Alleged Racist Tweet

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A Tennessee weatherman jumped into hot water over the weekend when he made an alleged racist remark about Draymond Green.

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As the Golden State Warriors were battling it on the court against the Memphis Grizzlies, meteorologist Joey Sulipeck fired off a tweet that read: “And chew on this:

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Draymond runs his knuckle-dragging open mouth ALL GAME LONG, but mild-mannered Kyle Anderson disputes one call and gets ejected? Next level jackassery.”

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It was argued that Sulipeck was comparing Green to an ape or a monkey which has long been a racist trope against Black people for centuries.

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The backlash was swift, with Evan Barnes, a football reporter, writing,

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“Emotions are high right now among teams and fans over the play in question but this right here?

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@joeysulipeck – unacceptable. Memo to @FOX13Memphis – talk to your mans and check him. This is over the line and I won’t stand for it. This is bullsh*t.”

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