Brigham Young University has disputed a Black Duke University volleyball player’s claims that she and her teammates were called racist slurs during a match, saying the school’s investigation found no evidence of racial heckling.
BYU Athletics said in a
Her godmother, Lesa Pamplin, also posted about the event on Twitter, claiming Richardson was called the n-word “every time she served.” Her Twitter account is now private. “As we stated earlier, we would not tolerate any conduct that would make a student-athlete feel unsafe. That is the reason for our immediate response and our thorough investigation," the statement said.BYU also addressed any potential skepticism to their findings.
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