Announcer wrongly identified using racial slurs at Sapulpa-hosted basketball game now seeking damages

An announcer at a quarterfinals basketball game in 2021 is now seeking damages against the newspaper that incorrectly identified him as the culprit in a profanity-laced remark caught on a live mic nearly three years ago.

Matt Rowan was an announcer for a quarterfinals basketball game in March of 2021 between the girls basketball teams at Midwest City and Norman high schools. During the National Anthem, some of the Norman players were seen kneeling, prompting racial remarks from one of the broadcasters. Rowan later admitted that he was the one who made the racist remarks, however in the hours just after the incident happened, The Oklahoman erroneously reported that Rowan’s broadcast partner Scott Sapulpa was the person who made the remarks.