ESPN apologizes after backlash on fantasy football ‘auction’

ESPN apologized Tuesday after it faced a barrage of criticism for airing a
fantasy football segment in which players were “auctioned” to a group of
mainly white male sports fans.
At best, the bit was found to be tone deaf in the aftermath of the events
in Charlottesville over the weekend. At worst, it was labeled downright
racist.
Here’s how the auction played out on ESPN:
Soooooo ESPN just did an "auction" sketch 🤔 pic.twitter.com/zvezCItems
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