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LeBron James among those critical of broadcaster’s ‘trigger’ comment

LeBron James among those critical of broadcaster's 'trigger' comment

A Washington Wizards TV broadcaster has apologized for an on-air comment about about the late father of Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr., saying he thought he was talking about someone else.

Porter made a three-point shot at the buzzer to lift the Rockets to a 114-111 victory over Washington on Wednesday night. NBC Sports Washington analyst Glenn Consor commented as part of the game broadcast, “Kevin Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled that trigger right at the right time.”

Porter, who played at USC during the 2018-19 season, was 4 years old when his father was shot and killed in a South Seattle bar.

Kevin Porter Sr. was charged in August 1993 with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, telling the judge that the gun had accidentally discharged, and was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison.

Lakers star LeBron James was among those to express anger and shock at the apparent insensitivity of Consor’s comment.

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