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Cavs apologize for 'insensitive' domestic violence video
Source: Reuters
US | Thu May 7, 2015 5:32pm EDT
Cavs apologize for 'insensitive' domestic violence video
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers apologized on Thursday for airing a video during a playoff game that depicted an incident of domestic violence.
The video, which ran during Wednesday's game against the Chicago Bulls, was intended to be a humorous spoof on a popular commercial centered on the popular song and dance routine from the 1987 movie "Dirty Dancing", the team said.
In the one-minute video, a male Cavaliers fan picks up a woman, a Bulls fan, and slams her to the ground when he realizes she is a fan of the visiting Chicago team. Later, the woman is shown holding an ice pack to her head and wearing a T-shirt with a Cavaliers logo on it.
"Domestic violence is a very serious matter and has no place in a parody video that plays in an entertainment venue," the Cavaliers said in a statement.
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Cavs apologize for 'insensitive' domestic violence video
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers apologized on Thursday for airing a video during a playoff game that depicted an incident of domestic violence.
The video, which ran during Wednesday's game against the Chicago Bulls, was intended to be a humorous spoof on a popular commercial centered on the popular song and dance routine from the 1987 movie "Dirty Dancing", the team said.
In the one-minute video, a male Cavaliers fan picks up a woman, a Bulls fan, and slams her to the ground when he realizes she is a fan of the visiting Chicago team. Later, the woman is shown holding an ice pack to her head and wearing a T-shirt with a Cavaliers logo on it.
"Domestic violence is a very serious matter and has no place in a parody video that plays in an entertainment venue," the Cavaliers said in a statement.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-nba-cavaliers-idUSKBN0NS2E920150507
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