Ben Simmons’ sister, Olivia, has added her voice in support of her brother’s exposure of what he perceived as racial profiling during a visit to Crown Casino.
The Australian NBA star made international headlines when on Monday night he posted a since-deleted video to his Instagram page in which he suggested his treatment by security was impacted by his skin colour.
Olivia Simmons, who is the closest of the six Simmons children in age to Ben and has described him as her “best friend”, said her brother wasn’t aggressive and wouldn’t lie about his experience.
The Melbourne-based mother and basketball coach posted a series of tweets in which she discussed racism in Australia and her brother’s situation.
“I live in Melbourne so I stand by anyone who says they feel as though it was racial,” Olivia wrote. “Chances are it was. Australian racism is silent and because we have nobody to represent us (people of colour) on TV, apart from Waleed Aly, when stories break they’re always biased and one sided.”
Read more: https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/ben-simmons-sister-olivia-slams-australias-racism/news-story/6ca64af5857a7b19896b18b32e0e0b9e
The Australian NBA star made international headlines when on Monday night he posted a since-deleted video to his Instagram page in which he suggested his treatment by security was impacted by his skin colour.
Olivia Simmons, who is the closest of the six Simmons children in age to Ben and has described him as her “best friend”, said her brother wasn’t aggressive and wouldn’t lie about his experience.
The Melbourne-based mother and basketball coach posted a series of tweets in which she discussed racism in Australia and her brother’s situation.
“I live in Melbourne so I stand by anyone who says they feel as though it was racial,” Olivia wrote. “Chances are it was. Australian racism is silent and because we have nobody to represent us (people of colour) on TV, apart from Waleed Aly, when stories break they’re always biased and one sided.”
Read more: https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/ben-simmons-sister-olivia-slams-australias-racism/news-story/6ca64af5857a7b19896b18b32e0e0b9e
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