Fans Show Support For Norman High School Team Racially Insulted By Announcer
Oklahomans are showing support for athletes after a high school girls basketball team was the target of a racist attack by an announcer.
Fans of the Norman High School girls basketball team gathered outside the Mabee Center Saturday morning to cheer the club before its state playoff game against Bixby. It feels really sad because it s 2021 and this kind of thing shouldn t really be happening,” Norman High supporter Harper Keidel said.
In a statement, Bixby Public Schools superintendent Rob Miller said he s disgusted by racist comments made by announcer Matt Rowen that were heard during a live stream of a Thursday night playoff game.
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Oral Roberts looks for home win vs W. Illinois
February 28, 2021 GMT
Mabee Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oral Roberts looks for its fifth straight win over Western Illinois at Mabee Center. The last victory for the Leathernecks at Oral Roberts was a 63-60 win on Feb. 8, 2017.
SQUAD LEADERSHIP: Oral Roberts’ Max Abmas has averaged 24.8 points while Kevin Obanor has put up 19 points and 9.9 rebounds. For the Leathernecks, Will Carius has averaged 15.5 points and 5.1 rebounds while Tamell Pearson has put up 11.2 points and 7.4 rebounds.CLUTCH CARIUS: Carius has connected on 41.8 percent of the 122 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 10 of 24 over the last three games. He’s also converted 76.2 percent of his foul shots this season.