Good question. Also, the article doesn’t say what specific racist abuse has taken place.
People can be real cretins about sportball.
Agreed.
And players can be real divas.
"All the world does not love me! BooHoo!"
There was some tennis player a few years back who had the crying towel out because people were heckling her. As if THAT had never happened before in the history of sports. I suggested that she should perhaps learn to cultivate a tougher skin and mop her tears with the millions she was making to entertain people.
Not everyone is going to love you. They are going to call you names. Especially if it visibly bothers you. As long as they are not physically assaulting you suggest you remember what your mother taught you. "The words you spew just bounce off of me and stick to you."