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Aug 23, 2017 1:41 AM
To be fair, they'd probably pull Himmler Van Hitler too.
Aug 22, 2017 9:41pm
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queencitybuckeye

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Aug 23, 2017 1:47 AM
To be fair, there is speculation that it's a hoax. If so, they got me.
Aug 22, 2017 9:47pm
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kizer permanente

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Aug 23, 2017 1:48 AM
queencitybuckeye;1868281 wrote:To be fair, there is speculation that it's a hoax. If so, they got me.
Well, then, to be fair to you, it is believable.
Aug 22, 2017 9:48pm
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Aug 23, 2017 1:54 AM
It's not a hoax.

I feel ESPN was just trying to look out for a young, new broadcaster...but yeah, it seems to have backfired.
Aug 22, 2017 9:54pm
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Aug 23, 2017 1:59 AM
queencitybuckeye;1868281 wrote:To be fair, there is speculation that it's a hoax. If so, they got me.
It appears to be true.
Aug 22, 2017 9:59pm
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queencitybuckeye

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Aug 23, 2017 2:00 AM
superman;1868285 wrote:It appears to be true.
So it seems.
Aug 22, 2017 10:00pm
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Aug 23, 2017 12:57 PM
An Asian named Robert Lee?



Go home, ESPN. You're drunk.
Aug 23, 2017 8:57am
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like_that

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Aug 23, 2017 1:03 PM
ESPN was already rattled from the reaction to their fantasy player auction last week, so I am not surprised by this knee jerk decision.
Aug 23, 2017 9:03am
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Aug 23, 2017 1:16 PM
like_that;1868323 wrote:ESPN was already rattled from the reaction to their fantasy player auction last week, so I am not surprised by this knee jerk decision.
Well, I wouldn't want to stay on Shaun King's bad side either. /sarc
Aug 23, 2017 9:16am
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Aug 23, 2017 1:26 PM
This is one of the dumber things I have ever heard. I kept waiting for it to come out as a hoax last night, but it never came. smh
Aug 23, 2017 9:26am
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Aug 23, 2017 1:36 PM
It's better for the announcer's career. He would have turned into a viral meme and it could have hurt his career.

Picture of Robert Lee (he's Asian).
"Robert E. Lee taking extreme measures to sneak into Charlottesville"

ESPN over reacts but the overreaction to the overreaction is ridiculous.

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Meme joke stolen/paraphrased from a joke from Clay Travis' blog.
Overreaction to overreaction taken from Bigcat tweet.
Aug 23, 2017 9:36am
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Aug 23, 2017 2:11 PM
TBone14;1868329 wrote:It's better for the announcer's career. He would have turned into a viral meme and it could have hurt his career.

Picture of Robert Lee (he's Asian).
"Robert E. Lee taking extreme measures to sneak into Charlottesville"

ESPN over reacts but the overreaction to the overreaction is ridiculous.

Credits:

Meme joke stolen/paraphrased from a joke from Clay Travis' blog.
Overreaction to overreaction taken from Bigcat tweet.
lol if anything I think the meme helps out his career. Has anybody (not named laley) legitmately heard of this guy before?
Aug 23, 2017 10:11am
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Aug 23, 2017 2:32 PM
like_that;1868336 wrote:lol if anything I think the meme helps out his career. Has anybody (not named laley) legitmately heard of this guy before?
Wow. I like that. So ESPN is totally racist. They are trying to hold this Asian broadcaster down by not letting him become a viral sensation poking fun at his name. And they are doing it under the guise of not being racist and wanting to offend anybody. Brilliant.
Aug 23, 2017 10:32am
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Aug 23, 2017 2:57 PM
like_that;1868336 wrote:lol if anything I think the meme helps out his career. Has anybody (not named laley) legitmately heard of this guy before?
I have heard of him. Not a big name for sure.
Aug 23, 2017 10:57am