ESPN really should retract this garbage. They’re wrong as we noted here and here.

Via Daily Caller:

ESPN’s site “The Undefeated” pushed the narrative Ryan Lochte is propped up by “white privilege” and failed miserably with their explanation.

The article by ESPN writer Kevin Van Valkenburg, titled “Dear Fellow White People”, lambasted Lochte for having “privilege” after he “exaggerated” details of his altercation at a Rio gas station.

He wrote in part:

“Try to imagine, just for a second, what the world’s reaction would be if a black athlete got drunk, urinated in public, destroyed some property, then concocted a story in which he bravely stood up to someone with a gun who was attempting to rob him and his friends.

Then, when his whole story fell apart, ask yourself if it would be brushed off as an example of a “kid” making a relatively harmless mistake or become fodder for countless jokes.”

The problem with Valkenburg’s assessment of the situation is that he’s got his facts wrong. It’s now known for a fact that Lochte and his three teammates didn’t destroy anything. That was a story entirely made up by the Brazilian police.