A Charlotte Hornets radio announcer was suspended indefinitely by the team as it investigates a tweet he sent Monday that included the n-word in place of “Nuggets.”

As he was watching the playoff game between the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets, John Focke, who just concluded his first season doing play-by-play for the Hornets, wrote, “Shot making in this Jazz-[n-word] game is awesome! Murray and Mitchell going back and forth what a game!” in a tweet that has since been deleted. 먹튀검증

The Hornets announced Tuesday that the incident was under investigation. “The Charlotte Hornets are aware of the recent social media post by radio broadcaster John Focke,” the team said in a statement. “As an organization, we do not condone this type of language. John has been suspended indefinitely as we investigate the matter more closely.”

The tweet drew immediately backlash and Locke deleted the post and issued an apology.

“Earlier today I made a horrific error while attempting to tweet about the Denver-Utah game,” Focke wrote in a post on Twitter. “I don’t know how I mistyped, I had (and have) no intention of ever using that word. I take full responsibility for my actions. I have been sick to my stomach about it ever since. I’m truly sorry that this happened and I apologize to those I offended.”

Focke’s apparent egregious error comes at a time when the NBA is leading the way in the fight against social and racial injustice, including the visible and strong support for Black Lives Matter.

“As an organization, we do not condone this type of language,” the Hornets wrote in a statement regarding Focke’s tweet.