Devante Smith-Pelly plays forward for the Washington Capitals and was recently a target for racist comments while he was in the penalty box. Fans heckled him for being a black hockey player, the fans were chanting basketball at him.
Smith-Pelly told TMZ,
“I don’t really have all the answers, but something needs to change.”
Here’s the video of what transpired during the game.
He is absolutely right, this shouldn’t be happening, those fans were later removed from the game, but Devante realizes there’s a bigger problem at hand and wants that issue resolved. We’re still living in that MAGA mindset…
Flip the page for the response from Smith-Pelly.