Posted on 11/23/2023 1:26:15 PM PST by Morgana
California Golden Bears senior center Fardaws Aimaq was seen confronting a fan following Monday's SoCal Challenge tournament game, but only after he was allegedly on the receiving end of racial verbal abuse.
The incident took place after Cal's last-second defeat to UTEP in San Juan Capistrano, California. Aimaq was seen walking into the crowd, where he got into a heated confrontation with the fan.
'You wanna talk? You wanna talk?' Aimaq asked before sticking his finger in the significantly smaller man's face.
Someone is then heard telling Aimaq: 'Grow up, dude. That's why you lose.'
But on Wednesday, Cal coach and former Los Angeles Lakers forward Mark Madsen revealed that Aimaq had allegedly been called a 'terrorist.'
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Throughout and after Monday's game, Fardaws Aimaq was allegedly subjected to abhorrent and offensive comments from a fan - including being called a terrorist,' Madsen said in a team statement. 'I have asked the SoCal Challenge tournament director that a formal investigation be conducted and that this fan be barred from the premises.'
While the 47-year-old two-time NBA champion took issue with the fan, he refused to absolve Aimaq for going into the crowd after the loss.
'Fardaws and I had an important conversation today about how he needs to maintain his composure regardless of what takes place in a game or what is said to him directly,' Madsen continued.
'I am disturbed that Fardaws was allegedly on the receiving end of such language, and I'm disappointed that he confronted this fan in the stands. Fardaws understands my expectations for how he as a student-athlete conducts himself.'
Madsen did not announce any punishment for Aimaq: 'The consequences related to this situation will be managed internally!'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“Cal basketball star Fardaws Aimaq confronts fan ‘after being called a ‘’terrorist’’ during loss to UTEP’: Bears coach Mark Madsen blasts ‘abhorrent and offensive comments’ aimed at Canadian-born son of Afghan refugees”
Note that Coach Madsen didn’t DENY the claim.
Heck, I call my grandkids terrorists.
Should have just called him foreign scumbag...
Judge: You called him out for being an Afghan terrorist. That’s cruel and bigoted.
Defendant: And I called him a Canadian.
Judge: Oh, extenuating circumstances for this misunderstanding. Understandable actions. Case dismissed.
Outstanding!
My humble thanks.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Thanks! and same to you!
He didn’t deny it?
My granpa used to call me and my cousins
“A bunch of wild Indians!” when our games of Frozen Tag became too loud and excited.
I know it’s not on the same level as what that fan said, but sometimes, a professional baller has to let the wisecracks go.
“I’m no terrorist, and if you keep calling me a terrorist, I’ll cut your head off.”
That is what my step mother used to call us. The bad part about it is Indian kids on the reservation are more behaved than we were.
Lol!
Islam calls on Muslims to do jihad against the infidel in the Dar al-Harb (house of war). It specifically says in the Koran that the Muslims as part of doing jihad that they strike terror in the hearts of the infidel. Therefore, all Muslims are terrorists by default. If they aren’t engaged in it or supporting it in some way, it makes them a bad Muslim.
We should not assume every person from Afghanistan is a terrorist, or even necessarily a practising muslim. I would guess a lot of people who choose to leave those countries are not “with the program” — people leave their homes for a variety of reasons but quite often they are looking for a different life. I am more in favor of careful screening than outright exclusion, we should be open to accepting people who want to fit in and saw our countries as better places, but not to those who want to import incompatible views or beliefs. It’s not good to label all people from any background as being the same. That is after all the justification used by terrorists themselves.
I call my dog a canine terrorist
The real offense was losing to UTEP!
Well at least UTEP did win a natty in 1966.
Yep!! My aunt and uncle mailed my sis and I tiny sized champ t-shirts!
Texas Western.
I agree and the kid wants to be a basketball star and that is all-American.
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