ESPN anchor John Anderson issued a mea culpa on Tuesday ... after he made an on-air joke about the last name of an NHL player who's of First Nations descent.
The comment was immediately hit with backlash -- with many dragging Anderson for poking fun at Whitecloud, who,Social media users called it offensive and crass -- and on Tuesday morning, Anderson said in a statement he was sorry about it all."This is totally on me and I sincerely apologize to Zach, the Golden Knights, their fans and everyone else for what I said," Anderson wrote."It's my job to be prepared and know the backgrounds of the players and I blew it.
He added,"I will be reaching out to the team to personally apologize and hope to have the opportunity to speak to Zach as well."
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