Harlem Globetrotter speaks out after banana thrown at him on live TV by news broadcasters

[Nevilledog]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/18/us/harlem-globetrotter-maxwell-pearce-banana-trnd/index.html

(CNN)A member of the Harlem Globetrotters is speaking out on racial insensitivities after two White Alabama news broadcasters threw fruit, including a banana, at him on live television.

Maxwell Pearce, 24, known as "Hops Pearce" for the legendary basketball team, on Sunday released clips of the incident, which took place in January on Good Day Alabama for WBRC Fox6 News in Birmingham, Alabama. WBRC is a CNN affiliate.

Pearce told CNN on Tuesday that he was on the show promoting a Harlem Globetrotter's basketball game taking place at Samford University and was demonstrating some of the team's basketball tricks which is also seen in a video of the segment posted on the news station's website.

In the video, Pearce can be seen standing in a circle with an anchor and weather forecaster imitating the team's "magic circle" and ball handling moves. While preparing to toss the ball to Pearce, the weather forecaster throws a tangerine instead.

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[Thekaspervote]

1. That is just so disgusting!!

[sheshe2]

2. They knew exactly what they were doing and should be fired.

[ornotna]

4. This stupid crap has happened before

Dani Alves had the perfect response when it happened to him.

[Nevilledog]

5. That was perfect.