Cal has asked officials at a West Coast vacation tournament to ban a fan who allegedly called Fardaws Aimaq a “terrorist” before the 6th-year forward faced him inside the stands.
A video circulating on social media suggests Aimaq, who’s the son of Afghan refugees and is from Vancouver, British Columbia, coming near a fan inside the crowd after Cal’s seventy-five-seventy-two loss to Utep on Monday within the social mission. Aimaq may be visible leaning closer to the man and pointing his finger at him while he talks to him.
Cal teach mark Madsen stated in a statement Wednesday that Aimaq confronted the fan after allegedly being subjected to derogatory language for the duration of the game and after it.
“at some stage in and after monday’s sport, fardaws animal became allegedly subjected to abhorrent and offensive comments from a fan — such as being called a terrorist,” Madsen stated.
Aimaq, a 6-foot-11 transfer from Texas tech, is averaging 16 points, eight.Eight rebounds and 1.2 blocks consistent with recreation for Cal, his fourth faculty. He grew up in Canada, where his parents settled after fleeing the Soviet-afghan war.
Madsen, who’s in his first season at Cal, stated the language allegedly used by the fan is wrong but also said aimaq may be disciplined for confronting the man inside the stands.
“fardaws and that I had a crucial communique these days approximately how he desires to maintain his composure no matter what takes region in a sport or what’s stated to him immediately,” Madsen stated inside the declaration. “I’m disturbed that fardaws changed into allegedly on the receiving end of such language, and I’m disenchanted that he confronted this fan inside the stands. Fardaws is familiar with my expectations for the way he as a student-athlete conducts himself. The outcomes associated with this example may be controlled internally.”
