Michelle Beadle is speaking out after accidentally uttering a racial slur while appearing to be tongue-tied during a live broadcast.
The sports reporter, 49, received backlash online after accidentally saying the N-word instead of “Nuggets” while discussing a quote from a Denver Nuggets player during an episode of FanDuel’s NBA show, Run it back.
“Michael Porter Jr. recently said — ugh, I don’t like this — that if N—–,’ she said in a re-posted clip of the live show, which has garnered more than 5 million views on X (formerly Twitter) since it was the first time distributed on Saturday, November 9.
After realizing what she had said, Beadle immediately corrected herself, turning to her co-hosts, Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams, and saying ” nuggets.”
In response, Parsons’ jaw dropped and he covered his mouth, while Williams said: “Ooh, that was good.”
“Don’t try to talk me into it,” Beadle quickly added before continuing with the show – but Williams was still laughing so hard he hit his head on the table.
From left: Michelle Beadle, Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams on ‘Run It Back’.
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“Beadle, you’re going to be in trouble today,” he told her as she pushed away, telling her co-hosts, “That’s not fair!”
“That’s not even a thing. That’s not even a word,” she added when Parsons chimed in, “It sounded like it.”
Representatives for Beadle and FanDuel did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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As a clip of the broadcast went viral online, Beadle took to social media to comment on the moment and try to clear the air.
On her Instagram stories, she shared a short clip of her co-hosts’ reactions during the broadcast, but with the original audio replaced Curb your enthusiasm theme song.
“The moment you mispronounce ‘Nuggets’ on TV and your entire career goes down the drain…while your co-hosts die,” the sports reporter captioned the clip, tagging her co-hosts.
In an effort to make this awkward moment educational, she added: “Broadcasting students: slow down. And pronounce.”
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