White tennis player insults Black player on court

Spencer Brown, a white tennis player at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, has been suspended after he insulted a Black opponent by saying, “At least I know who my daddy is.” It happened during a match during a match with North Carolina AT&T. Appalachian State officials immediately moved to address the situation, apologizing and calling Brown’s words “derogatory and offensive” in a statement. John Wilson, the Black player who is also A&T’s senior class president, said Brown made other offensive comments during Sunday’s NCAA Division I match as well, reports the New York Post. “After yesterday’s men’s tennis match, an Appalachian State student-athlete engaged in behavior that was derogatory and offensive,” Appalachian State said in its release. “This student-athlete has been suspended indefinitely from the team, effective immediately, for violating the student-athlete discipline policy.”