{"id":58466,"date":"2022-08-28T01:35:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T01:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/duke-volleyball-game-in-utah-moved-after-racism-incident\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T01:35:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T01:35:18","slug":"duke-volleyball-game-in-utah-moved-after-racism-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/duke-volleyball-game-in-utah-moved-after-racism-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke volleyball game in Utah moved after racism incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-testid=\"primary-image-caption\" id=\"primary-image-caption\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__medium-grey__3A_RT text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__caption__3L8vY article-body__primary-image-caption__WHVnb\">Mar 14, 2022;  Dayton, OH, USA;  NCAA logo seen on a microphone during practice the day before the start of the First Four of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at UD Arena.  Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt__container__2jf5K column article-body__aside-registration-prompt__2ivER\">\n<div class=\"registration-prompt__text-content__o0YET\">\n<h6 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_6__1qUJ5 heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_6__RtD9P registration-prompt__heading__3fq-h\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h6>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt__button-text__3kTtQ\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">register<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Aug 27 (Reuters) &#8211; Duke University said its women&#8217;s volleyball match on Saturday was being moved to an alternate location in Provo, Utah, after a &#8220;troubling situation&#8221; during Friday&#8217;s match with BYU, adding players should always be able to compete in an &#8221; inclusive, anti-racist environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Lesa Pamplin, the godmother of a Black Duke player, wrote on Twitter that while playing her goddaughter had been subjected to racist slurs every time she served.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;She was threatened by a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus. A police officer had to be put by their bench,&#8221; Pamplin tweeted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt__container__2jf5K registration-prompt__inline__2WDU- article-body__element__2p5pI article-body__inline-registration-prompt__1-N9W\">\n<div class=\"registration-prompt__text-content__o0YET\">\n<h5 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g- registration-prompt__heading__3fq-h\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h5>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt__button-text__3kTtQ\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">register<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Pamplin, a Texas lawyer, the BYU and Provo police departments did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Duke Vice President and Director of Athletics Nina King said in a statement that the &#8220;extremely unfortunate circumstances&#8221; had compelled it to change the venue for Saturday&#8217;s game against Rider &#8220;to afford both teams the safest atmosphere for competition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">King said she had been in touch with the student-athletes who were deeply impacted, and will continue to support them in every way possible.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">In a statement, BYU said it was completely committed to rooting out racism, and had banned a fan identified by Duke from all BYU Athletic venues.  It said the person was sitting in the BYU student section, but was not a BYU student.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;To say we are extremely disheartened in the actions of a small number of fans &#8230; is not strong enough language,&#8221; BYU said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The use of a racial slur at any of its athletic events was absolutely unacceptable, BYU said, and it apologized to Duke and its student athletes for what they experienced.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-9\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">BYU and Duke did not immediately respond to requests for additional comment about the incident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt__container__2jf5K registration-prompt__inline__2WDU- article-body__element__2p5pI\">\n<div class=\"registration-prompt__text-content__o0YET\">\n<h5 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g- registration-prompt__heading__3fq-h\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h5>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt__button-text__3kTtQ\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">register<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__default__UPMUu sign-off__text__PU3Aj\">Reporting by David Shepardson;  Editing by Daniel Wallis<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mar 14, 2022; Dayton, OH, USA; NCAA logo seen on a microphone during practice the day before the start of the First Four of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at UD Arena. 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