Basketball Ireland CEO Bernard O'Byrne has apologised for a social media post he made about the Raheem Sterling penalty incident at Euro 2020.
O'Byrne made the post from a personal account and received swift condemnation online.
The former FAI chief executive has described the post as an 'error of judgement'.
Basketball Ireland have issued the following statement:
Basketball Ireland CEO Bernard O’Byrne has deleted a recent social media post, which made reference to an incident at Euro 2020. The comment was made from his personal account.
Mr O’Byrne said: “My choice of words commenting on a penalty incident were not thought out. It was an error of judgement and I wholeheartedly apologise for the comments.”
Basketball Ireland would like to stress its ongoing commitment to inclusion and basketball’s diverse community, which has been led by Mr. O’Byrne in recent years.
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