NBC Sports came beneath scrutiny once more weekday when veteran broadcaster Chris Marlowe spoken the relative of gay beach participant Larissa Franca as her “husband.”
Franca and her Brazilian beach volleyball partner Talita Antunes had simply sweptwing Team USA’s Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat on weekday once NBC’s cameras showed Franca embrace Liliane Maestrini.
"She offers a hug to Lili,” Marlowe same. “That is her husband. She married Lili in 2013."The reaction was swift as Outsports.com was among the primary to report the slight. Former NBA player mythical being Collins, the primary brazenly gay player during a major U.S. professional sport to come back out throughout his career, was among those that chimed in on Twitter.
NBC has already been brusquely criticized for different statements created throughout the primary few days of the metropolis Games.
The network discharged this statement from Marlowe on Tues night: “I’m compassionate the error nowadays. Clearly, Liliane is Larissa’s spouse.”
Gymnastics announcer Al Trautwig refused to decision Simone Biles’ adoptive oldsters her actual oldsters. Dan Hicks told viewers that the husband and coach of Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu “the guy responsible” for her success. per Outsports.com, NBC didn't acknowledge the boyfriend/fiance of British public convenience synchronal diving contender Tom Daley throughout Monday’s broadcast whilst cameras targeted in on him within the stands.
Marlowe was associate elite player before he became a broadcaster. He was captain of the U.S. men’s volleyball team once it won gold at the 1984 Summer games.
Marlowe may be a old broadcaster for the Mile-High City Nuggets and also the metropolis Games ar the seventh Olympic Games he has coated as a part of NBC’s broadcast crew.
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