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.
NORMAN — The Norman High girl’s basketball team received a heroes welcome from Norman residents and city leaders for taking the state title the day after the team was subjected