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Springfield, MO
ESPN is pulling an Asian-American announcer from an upcoming University of Virginia football game. The reason? His name is Robert Lee.
ESPN cited the "coincidence of his name" matching Confederate general Robert E. Lee.
Lee the announcer was instead moved to the Youngstown State game at Pittsburgh.
“We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name. In that moment it felt right to all parties. It's a shame that this is even a topic of conversation and we regret that who calls play-by-play for a football game has become an issue," officials said in a statement.
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