NBA analyst Michelle Beadle leaves Internet divided as she appears to use racial slur on live broadcast

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Michelle Beadle apparently accidentally used a racial slur while speaking about the Denver Nuggets during a recent episode of FanDuel's NBA show, 'Run It Back'. 

Beadle and her co-hosts, Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams, were discussing a Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat game when the slip-up happened, as per Daily Mail.

Michelle Beadle appears to use a racial slur on live show

While discussing Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr's comments about the team, Michelle Beadle apparently said, "Michael Porter Jr recently said, 'Aww, I don’t like this, that if the [N-word]…" before correcting her slip up and saying, "the Nuggets."

Her comment stunned Parsons and Williams, with the latter remarking, "Ooh, that was a good one." But the 49-year-old NBA analyst warned him, stating, "Don’t try to get me on that."

Williams, however, did not stop there and said, "Beadle, you gon’ be in trouble today." Beadle defended herself, asserting, "That’s not even a thing. It’s not even a word."

But Parsons said, "It sounded like it."

Internet divided as Michelle Beadle appears to use racial slur on live show

The clip of Michelle Beadle using the racial slur on air quickly went viral, with netizens commenting with their thoughts on the situation.

One wrote, "She definitely says it at home when she’s all alone," and another said, "On TV is nasty."

A person claimed, "This ain’t no slip up, I’m sure she says the Nword on the regular," while someone else added, "She too fluent with it hold on."

"Typically, you don’t ‘accidentally’ say words that you don’t normally say on a regular basis," remarked a person. 

An infuriated individual wrote, "There was no mistake. not cute. not funny. they wanted the attention. get that b***h off the screen and stop letting people disrespect an entire culture for clicks and views. Michelle Beadle deserves nothing except to get the bridge of her nose rearranged for playing in people's faces."

Someone who thought it was indeed a slip-up remarked, "Chill it wasn’t intentional," and another echoed, "I sound crazy but I’m not mad at Michelle Beadle." 

One more opined, "Folks need to chill not like she said with the ER at the end. Plus Lou will gave her a pass on air."

Michelle Beadle defends herself against backlash

Taking to her Instagram Stories, Michelle Beadle responded to the backlash, writing, "The moment you say ‘Nuggets’ incorrectly on television and your entire career flashes… while your cohosts die."

"Broadcasting students: Slow down. And enunciate," added the sports reporter. 

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