>> I don't know what I said. I don't remember. >> Mega rich racists are a dime a dozen.
>> That's incredibly sad these comments that he's made. I mean, first of all,
there's not a racist bone in my body. >> From Georgia senator Kelly Leffler
who despises black empowerment as owner of the WNBAs Atlanta dream.
>> I'm not a racist. I made a terrible mistake and former LA clippers owner
Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA. >> If the league didn't stop the protest and
would be like, quote, inmates running the prison. >> The late Bob McNair's comments on black
NFL players kneeling.
What I did realize was that I've always been a red fan.
>> And Dan Snyder stamp of approval to use a slur as his team mascot races sports owners are
everywhere. Recall the horrific scenes in Kenosha,
Wisconsin when police officers shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back.
Athletes across various sports withheld their services and a player strike led
by the NBA Milwaukee Bucks. >> Hello, my name is De Loi
Hantz. And that's where this man the owner of MLS club,
Real Salt Lake. The NWS ELLs Utah Royals and second division club real monarchs comes in.
When Real Salt Lake and LA FC chose not to play back in August. He said,
it's a moment of sadness. It's like somebody stabbed you. Then you are trying to figure out
a way to pull the night out and move forward. The disrespect was profound to me personally.
He continued, we're all sitting here at an organization. Trying to build support
and love around a team that supports the city. All I can say is they supported other issues
nationally that Hansen. They clearly did not support our city or organization.
That's fairly clear out of touch is an understatement beyond troubling.
One former staffer likened him to this guy. >> I like to help minorities
>> Yeah former LA clippers owner Donald Sterling. Andy Williams
scene here is a former player for RSL and worked as head scout with
Hansen's club. Williams recalled this story to be athletic after Kevin Acosta.
A black player formerly of FC Dallas and currently with the San Jose Earthquakes scored against RSL.
The following day Hansen and Kelan met Kevin said hello. And the first comment that Dell Lloyd made
was something like, hey, Craig, when are we gonna Lynch this guy Kevin was right there.
He said this right in front of him, William said. I just turned around and walked away and left
the conversation. I just walked away. I couldn't even deal with it. The incidents other eyewitness
was a cost his agent at the time then there was another incident. Kevin Hart,
current equipment manager of the Second Division Birmingham Legion used to work for RSL.
Harter is of Middle Eastern descent via Williams Hanson runs up to harder and it's like. Hey,
I have a beef with you. You can't be doing this. You can't be doing that and all of a sudden,
and were dropped, said Williams. His wife was like Dell Loy, you can't say that.
And everybody looked at me and I'm just like, What? What did I just hear? And then he said
it again. Then there was the episode involving Albert Rusnak. Who's still with the club and his
agent Aidy Ward. A British based colossal sports Ward represents high profile stars like ROC.
Sterling and Kingsley Coleman during contract negotiations Change. He was like,
is that how you speak? African Hansen asked, Rusnack and Ward, according to a source with
direct knowledge of the conversation and Williams was not in the room for comments. Another episode,
Aaron Mound, a former player with RSL entered a public elevator at the stadium.
Along with his family who were in town to visit, to conceal his
identity. He put his hood up. So I'm kind of standing in the back and Dell Loy came
onto the elevator. So I took my hood off and said hello. And he looked back at me and said, My God.
I thought you were a thug and my whole family just whip their heads around and look him. And I
just kind of gave them the eyes. Like he doesn't even know. It's not even worth having that kind
of conversation because those kinds of things I had seen those kinds of macro aggressions.
I've seen 1000 times from him. After all this many call for the franchise to be revoked,
from the hands of a noted racist like Delroy Hanson. However,
Hanson beat him to the punch announcing he would sell Utah soccer holding. Which
includes the monarchs the Royals and Real Salt Lake Donovan Mitchell the Utah.
Jazz has supported his fellow Utah athletes on Twitter. The Salt Lake Tribune reported as
many as six expressed interest but none have pulled the trigger. He has until
January the 8th to sell or else MLS takes over the sales process. My lone question,
what is the process for potential buyers of clubs?
Is there a vetting period? If they find damning information do they just turn the
other way? How someone this racist was able to fully operate a professional sports franchise
shouldn't be troubling. Force MLS to prevent another Delroy Hansen from infiltrating their
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