With the NCAA Tournament coming back this season after a year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also brought back the idiot fans that expose their deep racist feelings towards players when they perform the way they think they should.
Illinois center Kofi Cockburn made sure to expose a racist and xenophobic comment he received following the Fighting Illini’s loss to Loyola-Chicago in the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
“Go back home ya bum,” an Instagram user commented.
“F–king lost to Loyola. Go sit your monkey ass on the couch.”
Cockburn wrote: “I blame his parents.”
ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg has since confirmed the university is “looking into the situation” and already identified who wrote the comment.
Cockburn’s post came a day after Ohio State’s E.J. Liddell received threatening and insulting social media messages following the second-seeded Buckeyes’ loss to No. 15 seed Oral Roberts.
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Cockburn led all scorers with 21 points and was one rebound short of a double-double in Illinois’ second-round exit.
