ESPN has some explaining to do.
The 2024 Sugar Bowl has been postponed one day in the wake of the truck-ramming attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street that left at least 15 dead and many more seriously injured.
The suspect, who has since been identified, was killed after allegedly opening fire on police officers with an assault rifle.
The FBI is investigating the attack as an “act of terrorism.”
ESPN has a different description for the terrible event.
Mike Greenberg was on call for the Rose Bowl pregame when he announced to fans that the Sugar Bowl was being postponed.
“This is a day that had been highly anticipated in this 12-team playoff era. A day in which three college football playoff quarterfinals were scheduled,” Green said.
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“But after the horrific act of violence in the early morning hours in New Orleans. A pickup truck driving into a crowd of people.”
TRENDING: ESPN is being criticized
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 1, 2025
for refusing to call the tragedy in New Orleans a terrorist attack…
Instead, they have described it as an “act of violence” involving “a pickup truck driving into a crowd of people.”
FBI is calling it an act of terror.pic.twitter.com/qZGhu1uZ3y
That last part really upset a lot of people.
Many people began to blast ESPN for not describing it as an act of terrorism.
“ESPN gonna ESPN,” one fan said.
ESPN gonna ESPN
— HotZoneSports (@Hot_Zone_Sports) January 1, 2025
“They’re a joke,” another fan added.
They’re a joke.
— mac (@snoop71323) January 1, 2025
“It’s a pathetic liberal network. Why is anyone surprised?” a third fan added.
It's a pathetic liberal network. Why is anyone surprised?
— Movies and Sports (@XMovieMaster) January 1, 2025
A fourth fan gave the network some credit: “During the Texas and Arizona State game, I did hear them refer to it as a terrorist attack, for what it’s worth.”
Yeah what's with all these goofy euphemisms? Just call it what it was. Fucking soft reporting.
— ⚜️⚜️ (@_lsubaseballguy) January 1, 2025
“Yeah, what’s with all these goofy euphemisms? Just call it what it was. F–king soft reporting,” an irate fan stated.
Yeah what's with all these goofy euphemisms? Just call it what it was. Fucking soft reporting.
— ⚜️⚜️ (@_lsubaseballguy) January 1, 2025
One final fan concluded, “Sadly, it’s all about ratings and money. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
Sadly, all about ratings and money. They don’t want to rock the boat.
— Tibbs (@tibbsincali) January 1, 2025
ESPN Catches Backlash Over New Orleans Terrorist Attack Headline
The Worldwide Leader In Sports has been getting blasted all Wednesday over their reporting of the terror attack in New Orleans.
By now, you’ve seen that a 42-year-old man drove his truck in a crowd of people on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day and, killed as many as 15 people, and sent dozens more to the hospital.
The man, who has since been identified, was reportedly killed by police after he jumped out of his truck and began firing a weapon.
ESPN was like many outlets that reported on it since the event affected the Sugar Bowl, which was going to be played about a mile away at the Caesars Superdome.
