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CBS Broadcasters Mocked Native American Basketball Player’s Name

 

Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler

Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler, a player for Wichita State’s men’s basketball team, is upset at how CBS Sports announcers made fun of his famous last name.The basketball player, who is partly Native American and a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, was raised in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, on a reservation.During their coverage of Wichita State’s victory over Grand Canyon University on Monday, CBS Sports commentators Chris Walker and Chick Hernandez made fun of the fact that “Poor-Bear” was actually “Pooh Bear.”Poor Bear-Chandler tweeted a response as soon as he heard .

“So it’s okay to make fun of my last name?” Poor Bear-Chandler wrote on Twitter. “Just shows your ability to be serious in a professional setting. Just because my people was almost colonized doesn’t mean I don’t know where I come from!”

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During the game, Walker said, “Who got that offensive rebound? I don’t even want to say it. I’ll let you say his name because I want to be sure. Is it ‘Pooh Bear?’ Come on, you got to be kidding me.”

Hernandez responded, “Isaiah ‘Pooh Bear’ Chandler is 50% Native American from the Oglala Lakota tribe, so he chose to use ‘Pooh Bear’ on his jersey,” he said.

“You know what, I love that. Shoutout to Coach Isaac Brown for allowing it to happen,” Walker shot back, before doing a bit where he compared the athlete to Winnie the Pooh.

Walker and Hernandez later made “apologetic efforts,” Wichita State said.

“Isaiah strongly desires for this unfortunate event to serve as a positive learning opportunity in support of the indigenous community,” said the university.

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