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Black Chicago Blackhawk Reacts To Racist Blackhawks Fans

'We Have Some Fans Who Think A Certain Way'

"The Blackhawks have banned four fans from their home games for directing racist taunts toward Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly," AP reports. "The Blackhawks also apologized to Smith-Pelly and the Capitals."

The incident:

Barry Trotz with straight facts on the four fans who had racist remarks towards Devante Smith-Pelly 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/MkhpzRbT7v

— Bar South N Celly™ (@BarSouthNCelly) February 18, 2018

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Smith-Pelly:

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The Blackhawks' Anthony Duclair:

"How do I feel? I mean, like, we have some Blackhawks fans that think a certain way. If they're Blackhawks fans, they would know there is a black hockey player on the team.

"It's obviously a white sport, and you just want to go out there and compete. There's obviously some ignorant people in this world, so you have to deal with that."

Anthony Duclair: "It's unacceptable to be honest with you. ... It's just very disappointing." pic.twitter.com/GAbyagVvt2

— Blackhawks Talk (@NBCSBlackhawks) February 19, 2018

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Blackhawks' Anthony Duclair: "There's a lot more racism than you guys think" https://t.co/iEd1dzh2Vc via @ChiTribSkrbina pic.twitter.com/XW17qA1Tug

— ChicagoSports (@ChicagoSports) February 20, 2018

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"If they're Blackhawk fans, they would know there's a black hockey player on the team."

Kudos to Anthony Duclair, who was put in an uncomfortable but inevitable position after today's skate, speaking on race in sports and society. @madkenney's story: https://t.co/49nFzSD0uQ pic.twitter.com/cae14LNNUa

— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) February 20, 2018

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#Blackhawks react to racist comments from fans. Anthony Duclair: "Everyone's equal. Everyone should love each other." #NHL https://t.co/yIDCLSXVLE

— Daily Herald (@dailyherald) February 19, 2018

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"Every black hockey player has been through this."

Anthony Duclair is one of the many Blackhawks reacting to racist comments said by a few fans towards Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly on Saturday. Hear more from the team on @CLTVSportsFeed with @paytonsun & @Josh_Frydman at 6 PM on @CLTVnews. pic.twitter.com/10dOx6NjDY

— CLTV News (@CLTVnews) February 19, 2018

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