Norman High School’s girls basketball team won the Oklahoma 6A state championship days after racist comments from an announcer were heard prior to their playoff game.
After being thrust into the spotlight for the actions of an announcer, the Norman High School girls basketball team made news on its own terms by winning the Oklahoma 6A state championship. The Tigers (19-0) capped their perfect season with a 48-37 win over Bixby on Saturday. Norman gained national attention after the racist words of a broadcaster were heard ahead of the playing of the team’s quarterfinal game Thursday. The incident occurred as „The Star-Spangled Banner“ began to play. The broadcasters told their listeners on the NFHS Network stream they would return after a break and then one, not realizing the audio was still live, used an expletive and an epithet as the Norman players kneeled. „They’re kneeling? F— them,“ announcer Matt Rowan said.
