American Airlines apologizes for accusing pro basketball players of stealing blankets, kicking them off flight

American Airlines has apologized for the incident. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)The holiday spirit was in short supply on Christmas Eve for 2 minor league basketball players who were trying to get to a game in Iowa. Trahson Burrell & Marquis Teague found themselves being kicked off an American Airlines plane in Dallas after a flight attendant accused them of stealing blankets which had been handed to them with 2 premier-class passengers as they made their method to their seats in coach. "We take pride in bringing people together, & we know which on this flight we allow some of our customers drop. His premier comments is 'did you robber them.' the method about you teach people the realities premier before jumping to conclusions.

American sorry for accusing basketball players of stealing

Chief executive Doug Parker told employees final 30 days which American Airlines going to implement implicit-bias training. 'American Airlines Needs Sensitivity Training to Attendants on flights dealing by Humans & Blankets!,' wrote Cyprien. '... we were disappointed to learn of a travel advisory issued by the NAACP regarding American Airlines,' read a Inc. statement. The series of recent incidents include troublesome conduct by American Airlines & they propose a corporate culture of racial insensitivity & possible racial bias on the portion of American Airlines. We Guesse an audience by the leadership of American Airlines to air these grievances & to spur corrective action.

10 Tennessee Vols basketball players earn Vol scientist case by three.0-plus GPAs

as declared in Tennessee junior forward Kyle AlexanderGET VIP ACCESS TO GOVOLS247 by A toll free seven-DAY TRIALAll three of Tennessee's 2017 signees & graduate transfer James Daniel going to join the Vols wearing "Vol scientist" patches starting in January, a programme formal approved to GoVols247 on Tuesday. The 4 additions to the Vol scientist list means ten of Tennessee's 16 players — & 9 of its 13 scholarship players — going to wear the patch given to those who have GPAs of three.00 or higher. Daniel & the three freshmen — forwards Zach Kent, Yves Pons & Derrick Walker — going to join a list which includes junior forward Kyle Alexander, sophomore point guard Jordan Bone, redshirt freshman forward John Fulkerson, sophomore guard Lamonte Turner, sophomore forward Grant Williams & walk-on junior guard Brad Woodson. Make sure you're in the loop — take 5 seconds to sign up for our toll free Vols newsletter This time!) Thirty-1 Tennessee men's basketball players have graduated in the past 8 years, & the Vols' current NCAA Graduate Success Report (GSR) figures are at a programme-record 89 % — 16 percentage points higher than the programme's Former record.

previous basketball players compete in Old Timers Tournament

Some previous high school basketball players dusted off their skills & shock the court of law Tuesday for a perfect cause. 4 teams competed in the premier annual Old Timers Tournament at Marianna High School. "It means a lot to me," Marianna High School Principal Hunter Nolen said. The money lifted goes to backing the Marianna basketball programme. The team leaves at five:00 a.m. Wednesday to play Dacula High School only north of Atlanta.

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