The Utah Court of Appeals is considering whether to reinstate a defamation lawsuit filed by a man banned for life from Utah Jazz games following a 2019 confrontation
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Judge Dismissed Utah Jazz Fan’s Suit Over Taunting Incident By Sophia Eppolito | June 4, 2021
A lawsuit against the Utah Jazz by a fan who was banned for life from the team’s arena over what were called racial taunts directed at point guard Russell Westbrook was dismissed by a judge, according to court documents.
Shane Keisel has said there was nothing racial about his heckling during the 2019 game and that the high-profile incident cost him his job and exposed him to online threats. The Jazz, however, said the team investigated the episode that ignited a national conversation about race and fan behavior and stood by the decision to bar him from the arena.
On Thursday, a Utah judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against Russell Westbrook and the Utah Jazz stemming from an incident during a March 11, 2019, game in Salt Lake City.