The ESPN+ broadcast made an inappropriate remark through the first spherical of The Gamers Championship.
And it sadly got here on the expense of Hideki Matsuyama.
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The 33-year-old golfer had a tough first day at TPC Sawgrass, the place he completed at simply two over.
His tough day on the course was made worse by a woefully ignorant remark made on the printed.
Matsuyama was placing for bogey on 14 when John Maginnes thoughtlessy and carelessly stereotyped the Japanese native.
“He hasn’t smiled but,” Maginnes stated of Matsuyama on the printed.
“Dangerous sushi. That is only a brutal spherical of golf to this point.”
For no matter cause, the previous skilled golfer turned analyst, Maginnes, thought that was okay to say.
Evaluating Matsuyama’s poor spherical to have had ‘unhealthy sushi’ was unhealthy kind.
Maginnes’ remark left the viewers understandably upset.
“Hey @espn, your @ESPNPlus commentator saying ‘should have been unhealthy sushi’ referring to Matsuyama being +4 by 5 holes is probably the most insane, unprofessional factor I’ve ever heard, holy hell mate,” one viewer posted on X.
“Needed to rewind to verify I actually heard it. That’s a WILD factor to say,” one other viewer chimed in.
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Within the grand scheme of issues what Maginnes stated wasn’t life or dying, however he must be rather more conscious of what he says sooner or later.
He most likely thought nothing of it, and definitely meant no hurt to Matsuyama.
However that is the issue with stereotypes.
You do not know the hurt you are inflicting while you’re doing or saying one thing.
Maginnes needs to be higher.
Moreover, Matsuyama turned the primary male Japanese golfer to win a serious championship when he received the Masters in 2021.
Put some respect on his title.