Southern Idaho Announcer Fired Over 'Thugs' Comment

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The College of Southern Idaho terminated the contract of play-by-play announcer Jonathan Drew for a comment made during a broadcast of a men’s basketball game Wednesday night.

As reported by the Times-News of Twin Falls, Idaho, a video of the game shows CSI player Chris James falling hard to the floor during a play involving Salt Lake City Community College player Jordan Brinson, who is Black. Drew, having witnessed what he considered to be hard fouls committed by SLCC players earlier in the game, asked, “Who are these thugs?”

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