NBA Announcer Sorry for ‘Insensitive' Comments About Kevin Porter Jr.'s Dad, Blames Mistaken Identity

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NBA Announcer Sorry for ‘Insensitive' Comments About Kevin Porter Jr.'s Dad, Blames Mistaken Identity
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Glenn Consor said “Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled that trigger” on a shot during Wednesday’s Rockets-Wizards game. Porter’s father pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a teen in 1993.

Glenn Consor said"Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled that trigger" on a shot during Wednesday's Rockets-Wizards game. Porter's father pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a teen in 1993A Washington Wizards basketball announcer who came under fire for a comment he made about Kevin Porter Jr. apologized on Thursday, saying he mistook the Houston Rockets player and his father for someone else.

The announcer, Glenn Consor, made the comment during a Wednesday game against the Wizards after Porter made a 3-point shot right before the buzzer went off.

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