I will start by stating that Red Auerbach was a very progressive coach and executive for his time. He was the first to draft a black player, post an all-black starting five, and hired the first black head coach. All of these things are great, but it’s Black History Month and he’s not black.
Twitter was not having it.
boston police: for black history month, let's celebrate one white person for escaping his own urges to be racist so bill russell would win them 11 titles pic.twitter.com/GTbuCUM1Rw
— William Lou (@william_lou) February 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/Quin_288/status/963046113514283010
Boston Police later deleted the tweet and issued an apology, but the damage was done. Flip the page for the apology from Boston Police and their followup tweet plus more reactions.