A number of fans and observers called out Milbury on social media, including ESPN’s Sarah Spain:In a statement to The Washington Post, NBC Sports said it was “disappointed about Mike’s insensitive comment and ... addressed it with him,” and Milbury apologized. ADAD“Mike is not working tonight,” an NBC Sports spokesperson told The Post later Friday. “We will announce our commentary teams for this weekend’s games tomorrow morning.”“I sincerely apologize for making the comment,” Milbury said in the initial NBC Sports statement. It was a regrettable mistake that I take seriously.”The NHL also issued a statement Friday afternoon, saying it “condemns the insensitive and insulting comment that Mike Milbury made during last night’s broadcast and we have communicated our feelings to NBC. While discussing Russia’s Slava Voynov during the 2018 Winter Olympics for NBC, Milbury called the domestic violence conviction that ended Voynov’s career “an unfortunate incident.”

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2020 17:52 UTC