RED WINGS’ GIVANI SMITH NEEDED POLICE ESCORT BECAUSE OF RACISM AT NHL GAMES
RED WINGS’ GIVANI SMITH NEEDED POLICE ESCORT BECAUSE OF RACISM AT NHL GAMES
The 2018-19 NHL season is now in the books, but during this past season, as we previously reported, Detroit Red Wings star Givani Smith, one of the few Black players in the National Hockey League, had to deal with racist fans of the sport who can’t handle reality.
You see, Smith has been dealing with so much racism that he needsed a police escort to games.
“It’s heartbreaking to be honest. He shouldn’t have to endure it,” Red Wings general manager Mike McKenzie told the Waterloo Region Record.
“[Smith] did a good job of turning the other way. I think the unfortunate part — and it pains me to say this — is that he’s probably used to it by now. He’s probably heard things before, which is brutal.”