Houston Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair apologizes for anti-Asian comment at event.
that McNair shocked attendees and staff at the Houston Texans Foundation Charity Golf Classic at River Oaks Country Club in May when he told the crowd, “I’m sorry that we couldn’t get together last year, because of the China Virus.”
Many in attendance gasped at the reference to Covid-19, while McNair and his wife seemed amused, Bally Sports reported. “My comments at the event last May included an inappropriate choice of words,” McNair said in a statement sent to Bally Sports by a team representative. “I immediately apologized to people who approached me then and I apologize again now. I know how important it is to choose my words carefully. I would never want to offend anyone.”
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