Utah Jazz Fan Who Received Lifetime Ban Suing Team And Russell Westbrook

The Jazz players all supported Westbrook. After the game, Jazz’ star Donovan Mitchell issued a statement:

“I am personally hurt by the incident at the game on March 11.

As a black man living in a community I love, and playing on a team that gives me the opportunity to live out my dreams, this incident hit close to home.

Racism and hate speech hurts us all, and this is not the first time that something like this has happened in our arena.

The Utah that I have come to love is welcoming and inclusive and last night’s incident is not indicative of our fanbase.”