TTU fan says no race slur used, Smart called 'piece of crap'

[kobeunderbite]

Marcus Smart will sit three games as punishment for his shoving a Texas Tech fan last night in Lubbock. The Red Raiders athletic department released the above video, alongside a statement from "superfan" Jeff Orr in which he claims he only called Smart "a piece of crap."

That statement is in considerable disagreement with what Smart allegedly claimed courtside as well as what the Internet decided Orr said. The video, meanwhile, is next to useless and is clearly there as some kind of GoPro sponsorship deal (Texas Tech is clear to mention it's GoPro footage in multiple places.) It does sound like somebody says "piece of crap" at some point, but since you can't see anything the veracity is impossible to verify. Here's Orr's statement:

I would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere apologies to Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, Tubby Smith and the Texas Tech Men's Basketball program. My actions last night were inappropriate and do not reflect myself or Texas Tech - a university I love dearly. I regret calling Mr. Smart a "piece of crap" but I want to make it known that I did not use a racial slur of any kind. Additionally, I would like to offer my apologies to Texas Tech fans that have been embarrassed by the attention this incident has created.
Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford would not comment on what Orr said to Smart, and Smart wasn't given the opportunity to share his side of the story.

[AlaskaHawks]

Wow. Zombie Sonics is looking like a slanderous POS now.

[manchild98]

Obviously some of the fans and personnel near the basket had to her what he said. Clearly he yelled it or Smart would have never heard it.

[rileymartin]

Is anyone suprised. Smart is just dumb.

[Carpediem77]

A yr from now Smart will have signed a million dollar contract and be playing in the NBA and clowns like underpants and AlaskaSHEhawks will be here still trolling....I find that pretty funny

[zombiesonics]

Any proof?

[kobeunderbite]

Any proof?

No proof of anything. Luckily this is America, and the people are innocent until proven guilty.

[zombiesonics]

Any proof?

No proof of anything. Luckily this is America, and the people are innocent until proven guilty.

But Smart said he called him a racial slur.

[AlaskaHawks]

Any proof?

No proof of anything. Luckily this is America, and the people are innocent until proven guilty.

But Smart said he called him a racial slur.

I know you're not too bright, but perhaps you've heard of a concept called "Burden of Proof"

[zombiesonics]

No proof of anything. Luckily this is America, and the people are innocent until proven guilty.

But Smart said he called him a racial slur.

I know you're not too bright, but perhaps you've heard of a concept called "Burden of Proof"

Fail.

[Incognito]

Smart is a thug piece of shit. He overreacts and then tries to ruin Orr's reputation by saying he called him a n*gger. He definitely deserves more than 3 games for that.