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

A Washington Wizards TV broadcaster has apologized for an on-air comment about the late father of Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr., saying he thought he was talking about someone else. 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. USC Sports USC’s Kevin Porter Jr. chases NBA dream to honor a father he barely knew On a cold January night in the middle of Oregon, Kevin Porter Jr. felt himself tumbling into that lonely place he goes when the disappointment of a bad game turns crippling. I pray for you but there’s no place in our beautiful game for you!” Consor took to Twitter on Thursday morning to apologize to Porter and explain that he had mistakenly thought the Rockets player’s father was former NBA player Kevin Porter, who played for the Washington Bullets, Detroit Pistons and New Jersey Nets during an 11-year NBA career in the 1970s and early 1980s. pic.twitter.com/UweFhFnkbt — Glenn Consor January 6, 2022 “Please allow me to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to Kevin Porter Jr., his family and the Rockets organization for the comments I made during last night’s game,” Consor tweeted.