Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi.
Clips' broadcasters booted after Iran comments
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:05 AM EST (NBC Sports)


Eh...
They should of just been fined or something. They're not the greatest or most intelligent comments in the world, but offensive? Not in my opinion.
Have I missed something? I pronounce it "EYE-ranians" too. What's the problem? People have gotten so thin skinned these days it's practically impossible to get through a day without offending someone. Jeebus.....
PC run amok! I'm going to complain because their are no Norwegian holidays here. And if anyone says something derogatory about Norwegians, I'm gonna sue for millions!
Tell who ever complained to go back to EYERAN where they obviously belong!!! They have no RIGHT to come to this country and tell us how we must act or what we can say!!!
nothing in any way offensive was said by these guys. who in the heck at fox caved in?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? fox is supposed to be one channel we can count on not to give in to political correctness! you should have stood up for these guys rather than let this happen to them quietly!!!!!!! where is your backbone!!!
By the way, how do you pronounce
"Norwegian"? "Norwedgian" or "Norweegian", perhaps?
That Eyerainian is not only a moron, he's an imbecile and an idiot. The color descriptions by those two announcers are no more offensive than vanilla. Mr. Eyeran should take his Eyerainian sensitivity back to Eyeran and let him see how far it gets him there. I don't care if he complains about the remarks of the broadcasters. He's allowed to comment and demonstrate what a moron he is. But the really hopeless morons are the people who reprimanded the announcers and suspended them for a game. That is unconscionable. I hope he, she or they are immediately relegated to scraping the gum off the stadium seats. That's more than they deserve.
Here we go again one idiot complains and the company jumps thru hoops. Come on people, nothing was said that anyone should complain about. This is a good example of what is wrong with the world today.
Between the government and broadcasters, there isn't much hope for a long term United States. Develop a thick skin or leave the country. Quit whining.
Hell, I thought it was kind of humorous. I guess that’s the problem though.... the fun police are crashing the party, yet again...
Although, upon further review I am beginning to become quite alarmed. Has anyone checked on the ethnicity of the man who complained? I am going to go out on a limb and bet Eranian. My point, you ask... Well, as everybody knows, all terrorists come form Eran. I am willing to bet that he is part of a sleeper sell. Their diabolical scheme is probably to take political correctness to new heights. They are going to reign terror down upon our air waves until life is so mundane that we turn to the Muslim faith just for kicks... those ba$tards!
By the time we get done bending over backwards accommodating every oversensitive twit we'll end up like walking P's with our heads where are zippers are.
Some penalty was appropriate; it mightl remind both sportscasters and those hearing of this incident that making sport of others is not good sportsmanship. The entertainment should be the game that was being covered, but it should not come at the expense of others.
You're a mess.
I am stunned -- are you kidding? Because the announcer inflected the I in Iranian? What could possibly be offensive about that? The world has gone simply mad.
I didn't realize FOX was this weak. Expect it from msnbc. I sure he is offended all the way to the bank.
It's really sad that in this country you can no longer say anything with some sort of ridicule. Nobody's allowed to have an opinion or say anything about a country, culture or a person. The person offended by that should be ashamed of themselves. Here we go, furthering the sissification of America. Come on people, grow some spines and move past silly comments from silly people.
We have become a country of thin skinned, shaking in our boots, politically correct a**holes who have destroyed the right to free speech, the right to express an opinion and even the right to be an American because, believe it or not, there really no longer is such a thing. If you dont like this story, do something about it. Refuse to buy products advertised on FOX and refuse to watch FOX. Money talks and sooner or later they will get the message.
Be careful. Wisconsin Voter-530116 might be an Eyeranian, Eteracki, or even and Eyerishman.
My guess is, he voted for Obammy.
I just read my post and Eye am a bad speler.
I'm still not sure what was offending? Just the pronunciation of Iranian? I must be the most offensive man in the world then as many times as I mispronounce things.
You have got to be kidding me. With all that is said on Fox News these guys get suspended for WHAT? Since when is saying I ran any different than saying I raq. People say it all the time. Same as saying I talian. Lord help us.
Just because someone was offended does not necessarily mean someone was offensive. Honest to God, get a grip. FOX...I expect better from you...man up and support your people.
Yea, how about Eyesreal, and maybe Borat came from there and that Eyesreal, yeah that one. What a bunch of pathetics on this site, especially the above. You'd be crying like babies if that happened. BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. Too much "political correctness".
Maybe you all shouldn't support the Palin type "republicans" who always blame everybody but themselves.
If somebody said or intimated all "terrorists" come from Eyesreal, you hypocrties would have a field day.
Evidently everyone on this site has never heard of being polite to other cultures. This country has digressed; I guess that's why they search everyone at the courthouse because they find so many bringing in weapons. What a @!$%#ty "culture" we have.
Our country is going to become the laughing stock of the world.