The Charlotte Hornets have suspended radio play-by-play voice John Focke indefinitely after he tweeted a racial slur on Monday.
In a now-deleted tweet, Focke tweeted about the Utah Jazz-Denver Nuggets playoff game but used the N-word instead of Nuggets.
Focke tweeted an apology on Monday night saying he is unsure how that word was used and he takes "full responsibility."
— John Focke (@JWFOCKE) August 18, 2020
Focke was hired by the Hornets in April of 2019 after his predecessor, Chris Kroeger, was dismissed by the team after less than a year on the job.
Prior to Focke and Kroeger, Steve Martin had served as the team's play-by-play voice for the first 30 years of the team's history.
