Glenn Consor said that "Porter Jr., like his father, pulled that trigger" in one of the shots during Wednesday's Rockets-Wizards game. Porter's father pleaded guilty to shooting a teenager in 1993.
The Washington Wizards basketball announcer who has come under fire for a comment he made about Kevin Porter Jr. on Thursday apologized, saying he mistook the Houston Rockets player and his father for someone else.
The announcer, Glenn Consor, made the comment during Wednesday's game against the Wizards after Porter made a 3-point shot just before the bell rang.
"You should take credit. Kevin Porter Jr., like his father, pulled the trigger at the right time," Consor said on air, according to a video circulated on social media. "
Several people, including Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, have taken to social media to criticize Consur over the comment because Porter's father, Brian Kevin Porter Sr., pleaded guilty to shooting a 14-year-old girl in 1993, according to US American. today. He was sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison for the shooting.
I want to sincerely apologize to Kevin Porter Jr and clarify last night’s call. pic.twitter.com/UweFhFnkbt
— Glenn Consor (@glennconsor) January 6, 2022
The newspaper reported that Porter died in 2004 after being shot at a bar in south Seattle.
"Oh, he thought that was cool, right!!?? We're not going to this one!" James tweeted after retweeting the video. "Sorry but that won't work! How sensitive is it to say something like that. Beat it man! I pray for you but you have no place in our beautiful game!"
Another Twitter user wrote that Porter "deserves better than that unfortunate comment on the winner of his game."
