Cubs ban fan for gesture associated with racism
Cubs ban fan for gesture associated with racism
The Chicago Cubs said they have identified and now banned the fan who was observed on camera making what appeared to be a hand gesture associated with racism during Tuesday night’s broadcast of a home game against the Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field.
Wearing a gray Cubs sweatshirt and blue pants, the fan made an upside-down “OK” sign near Doug Glanville’s head while he was giving a report for NBC Sports Chicago from the stands. The gesture is associated with the juvenile “circle game,” where someone tries to trick a friend or sibling into looking at it, then punches them in the shoulder. But the symbol has also become a white supremacy sign.