Anderson was narrating a highlight from Oilers-Golden Knights on Monday, and cracked a joke about Vegas defenseman Zach Whitecloud’s name, calling it a “great name if you’re a toi…
Popular ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor John Anderson has apologized for saying that an indigenous NHL player’s last name sounds like a “toilet paper” brand.
Anderson was narrating a highlight from Oilers-Golden Knights Game 3 on Monday, and cracked a joke about Vegas defenseman Zach Whitecloud’s name, calling it a “great name if you’re a toilet paper.”Anderson, who has been with ESPN since 1999, apologized for the remark. “This is totally on me and I sincerely apologize to Zach, the Golden Knights, their fans and everyone else for what I said,” he said in a statement,“It’s my job to be prepared and know the backgrounds of the players and I blew it. I will be reaching out to the team to personally apologize and hope to have the opportunity to speak to Zach as well.
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