The latest basketball game for the regular season for the Purdue boilermakers ended on a sour note for a star player of the team after declaring that his family was subjected to racial abuses.
Purdue junior striker, Trey Kaufman-Renn, made a statement after Friday evening’s match against Illinois Fighting Illini, saying that his 13-year-old brother had a racist language himself launched by the Illinois student section-nicknamed “Orange Krush”.
While the students make the Arena of the State Farm with Rauque Champaign, the language was a step too far and led to an apology from the university.
“I was informed after the match of my mother and my girlfriend that there were racist comments towards my brother, as well as my family in execution, things like that,” Kaufman-Renn, without abundance, told the media.
“I just hope that security, especially in Illinois, can be better. I told them after the match that it was something I would fight.
“In any case I say nothing about all fans of Illinois but, unfortunately, the students who participated.”
Purdue star, Trey Kaufman-Renn, says that her brother was subjected to a racist language by fans
He said that students from the student section of Orange Krush ” from Illinois had launched his brother abused
After revealing its comments, the University of Illinois published their own declaration.
“Late in this evening’s match, Illinois staff were informed of the allegations of inappropriate comments made by the members of the Orange Krush to the players, the coaches and the fans of Purdue,” said the school.
“We have received additional details after the conclusion of the game. We take these allegations seriously and we will continue to collect information to determine the appropriate measures.
“In the meantime, we have been in contact with Purdue to apologize and express our disappointment.”
Kaufman-Renn said he had never experienced anything to the “measure” of the events told to him during his three years in West Lafayette. “The fact that my brother can be put in this situation is really incredible,” he said. “For a league like Big Ten, they just need to be better on this subject.”
For years, the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign had the “Illini fighter” mascot for reference to the Confederation of Illinois of Aboriginal peoples. Since the mid-2000s, the name has been kept as a reference to the State and not to the people themselves.
The Illinois also used the “Illiniwek chef” mascot from 1926 to “withdraw” the mascot in February 2007. The use of the logos chief and during sporting events had been considered controversial since the 1970s, because people thought that it perpetuated the racist stereotypes of the native peoples.
Among some fans of Illinois, the chef remains a lasting symbol of the school and his sports teams and many petitions have tried to bring him back.
Last month, the student body of Illinois voted massively in favor of the adoption of the surrounded Martin -Pêcheur – a bird with blue and orange colors which is from the state – like a new mascot.
Kaufman-Renn led Purdue by scoring at night with a 29 crucial points
Will Riley (7) led the Illini fights at night points while they were making a major upheaval
Illinois star Kasparas Jakucionis leads fans after turning their rivals, Purdue
The charter drivers classified in the 18th century fell to Illinois 88-80, bringing their mark at 21-10 this season.
Kaufman-Renn led Purdue with 29 points and seven rebounds. Stronger Will Riley led the Illini fights with 22 points while firing 50% of the field.
The two teams should easily make March ‘madness. Before that, they will each go to Indianapolis for the Big Ten tournament next week.
