Basketball analyst Barry Booker is under fire for a remark he made about female gymnasts during the broadcast of a men’s basketball game Saturday night
Basketball analyst Barry Booker is under fire for comments he made during the broadcast of a men's basketball game Saturday night.
The incident came during the first half of the Arkansas at Missouri game after the SEC Network promoted its upcoming coverage of gymnastic meets. While encouraging viewers to tune in, Booker joked,"Go hang out with the ladies. I mean... I want to go see some scantily clad girls!" "Go hang out with the ladies.... I mean... I wanna go see some scantily clad girls" - Barry Booker @SECNetwork pic.twitter.
— W00PIGS000IE February 10, 2020 Announcer Richard Cross immediately responded to Booker's comments with a groaning"No, no," adding that"one of the great family atmospheres in all of college athletics is gymnastic meets." "Oh, okay," Booker replied.The backlash came quick, as viewers took their anger to Twitter. Read More"Mr. Barry Booker needs to walk back his comments about women's gymnastics.
— SEC Network February 9, 2020 Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference Greg Sankey made his own statement, noting that the SEC is"in communication with the SEC Network and ESPN personnel." "I am confident this issue will be handled appropriately," Sankey added. Booker has been a longtime basketball commentator on a number of networks, including ESPN and CBS Sports.
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