Dawn Staley Mad At Radio Host For Accurately Describing Player As 'Giant Brazilian Who Knocks People Over'

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It is a day that ends in the letter ‘y,' so South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley has found something to complain about. This specific instance involves a radio host calling one of the South Carolina players, who is from Brazil, a Brazilian.

The ‘incident' took place during a CBS Sports Minute segment on Thursday when the broadcaster made an admittedly poor effort at promoting the NCAA Women's Tournament.

"I’m ready for Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, and the giant Brazilian woman from South Carolina that knocks people over," the broadcaster said.

The "giant Brazilian woman from South Carolina" the broadcaster was referencing was Kamilla Cardoso who is a 6-foot-7 center for the Gamecocks from Montes Claros, Brazil.

As for the broadcaster's note about Cardoso knocking people over, that's an accurate statement as well.

Cardoso was ejected during the SEC Championship game against LSU earlier this month when she shoved Tigers' guard Flau'jae Johnson to the floor.

So, in summary, Staley is upset about someone calling her 6-foot-7 center from Brazil who knocks people over a giant Brazilian who knocks people over.

This didn't stop Staley from jumping on X and claiming that Cardoso was "described in such an offensive way" while saying her player deserves an apology.

Staley of course got what she asked for as she thanked the network for issuing an apology less than 20 minutes after her initial tweet complaining about the situation.

CBS Sports and the local affiliate weren't the only ones to issue apologies. The broadcaster of the Sports Minute posted an apology to social media as well mentioning Kamilla, her family, and the University of South Carolina.

It may have been a poor choice of words, but again, the description he gave of Kamilla was accurate.

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